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Year: 1861

DR.. MCGUIRE AND THE COUNTY HosPITAL,-
DR.. Mcclure, of North San Juan, published
a card in the Hydraulic Press of last week
rejecting on the County Physician and
somewhat on the newspapers, or part of
them, in this city. Mr.. Mcclure relates
that he in company with another gentleman
visited the County Hospital a few days be-
fore the Grand Jury, of which he was a
institution, and that they found the Hospi-
tai in a miserable state. He procured it to
be so stated in the Report of the Grand
Jury, and for SO doing he AYERS that he was
insulted by the County Physician at the
National Hotel after the Grand Jury had
been discharged


We have mingled quite freely with the
citizens of this place since the alleged In
suit to DR.. Mcclure was given, and not till
we saw his card in the Press and the re-
marks of the editor thereon did we ever
hear word in relation to the affair. We
find on inquiry that large number of citi-
zens were in the same ignorance as our
selves. Those who were cognizant of the
facts must have thought it a very insignia
cant matter or else knowledge of it would
have been more general.


We know nothing of the point at vari-
ance between DR.. MCGUIRE and the County
Physician. We published the pith of the
Grand Jury report, as we supposed, before
it was written, understanding what the ma
ture of il would be from one who knew
are content to allow the matter to go with.
ont comment to the public.
Year: 1861

ANDY JoHNsoN.-We are not prophet,
nor the son of prophet, but we look upon
the course of the gallant and patriotic Sem
ator from Tennessee, whose name heads
this article, as indicative of still greater
honors in store for him. His advocacy of
the Homestead Bill, solitary and alone
among southern Senators, and more than
all, his gallant defense of the Union against
such traitors as Lane, and men of that kid
ney, have endeared him to patriots all over
the land. He stands a towering rock amidst
q wide waste of angry waters, and the surges
may beat forever against him IN vain. We
hope to see him President of the whole
United States for his sterling virtues exhib-
tied in time of need God bless him and
may the American people recognize his
worth A few more such men as Johnson,
Houston, Bolts, Etherege, Winter Davis and
Parson Brownlow, in the revolutionary
section, and we could confidently rely on
secession being crushed effectually out in
ninety days.
Year: 1861

THE OLD CoMPLAIST.-There never was a
Legislature assembled in the State that the
press did not say of it that it was the weak
est, siowest, meanest, most drunken, most
disorderly, most corrupt or most damnable
one that ever assembled. The Union begins
the old complaint, and dubs the present
Legislature the most procrastinating body
that ever assembled in the State, and the
Union, we must admit, makes out fair
case
Year: 1861

Of the Chinese emperor, every one, even
those of his own chamber stands in the
greatest imaginable awe, and on no pretext
does any one address him save with the use
of all his grand and glorious titles. 1t is
the etiquette in the Chinese court for tie
emperor's physician to apply the same titles
to his diseases as to himself and accord
ingly they talk of 'His high and mighty
stomachache," q His imperial aud godlike
dyspepsia" and His eternal and never
ending diptheria.'
Year: 1861

TIE news of the erection of the new Terri
ritory of Nevada has lad an astonishing effect
on the people of Carson city causing them
to hold City lots at very high figure in hopes
that the scat of government will bc established
at that place.
Year: 1861

BIZ the late census Nevada is the fourth county
in the State in point of population. 1t is uni
versally thought here that had the census been
properly taken the result would have been
different.
Year: 1861

DELINoutNr TAX AcT.-Mr. Miller, of this
county, has introduced an act amendatory
of the act recently passed for the collection
of delinquent taxes in this county. He
prcfaced the introduction of the bill ty
saying q singular blunder had been made in
the engrossment and enrolment of the act
which required an amendatory act to RENE
dy.


While the Legislature is about it, would
it not be just as easy to pass a new act
with section in it repeating the one just
enacted? Correct all the possible blunders
of the engrossing and enrolling clerks, and
still the act would be imperative.
Year: 1861

ANOTHER TAx.-The Legislature will
shortly be called on to enact law giving
to the Board of Trustees of this city the
power to levy and collec. a small tax annu-
ally for the support of the fire department
of the city. We presume no serious objec-
tions will be offered to such an act, as GER
tainly the people canuot expect few indi-
viduals to give their services and money to
defend the property of all. The expense to
the fire companies of keeping up their or
ganizations, and their apparatus in order,
by tax on the members, is altogether too
great :or the glory of the thing. The least
the property of the city ought to do, is to
pay the current expenses of the fire depart
ment' A bill for this purpose has been
considered by the firemen of the city and
approved. 1t provides that the Board of
Trustees of the city shall act as a check
upon the extravaganza of the FIRE depart
ment, should there be tendency in that
direction.
Year: 1861

THE ArpuRy AND FOLSOM RAILRoAD.-We
learn from gentleman Of Auburn that sat-
isfactory arrangements are made by which
the FIRST section of the railroad from Folsom
TO Auburn will be put under contract at an
early day. This section completed will
bring the road to within about four miles
Of Auburn. The remainder of the road will
be over heavy country requiring great
deal of money comparatively to build it,
and will possibly demand the IS sstance Of
Sacramento and Nevada to help to q COM
pietion.


A railroad from Folsomis thus approach
Ing us, and in another direction we can
count with some certainty upon another
railroad from the Bay Of San Francisco,
having its nearest terminus to us at Aarys-
willie. Which Of these roads offers the great
est prospective advantages to US is matter
on which the people Of this county are de-
batting. 1t is conceded that if the railroad
from Folsom comes no nearer Nevada than
Lincoln the trade and travel of this section
which now passes pretty generally through
Sacramento, must inevitably go to Marys-
vile in the event of the completion of the
Vallejo and Marysville road. Time will be
saved in going the latter route.


We have heretofore endeavored to show,
and we think we have done SO conclusively,
that the interests of this place and Grass
Valley lie in railroad connection with
Sacramento by the way of Auburn. We
have endeavored to prove that the interests
of Sacramento would be greatly subserved
by railroad connection with the populous
towns of this county. So long as Sacra-
mento enjoys the profits of the trade and
travel of the southern and larger portion
of the county, as she now does, the neces-
sity of a railroad connection is not so ap-
parent. When, however, the Benica and
Marysville railroad is completed the loss of
the aforesaid trade and travel will be sensi-
bly, felt. To prevent Marysville from be-
coming formidable rival, it would seem to
be the policy of Sacramento to put forth an
enort IN time TO save what legltlmately be-
longs to her, and secure large share of the
business of a large and rich country to the
north of us, which is now done in differ
ent channel, but which might be secured to
Sacramento by a railroad to this place.


Perhaps we may be blinded by local in
terests in this matter, but while we enter
tain the views we do, we cannot help say
ing that joint cooperation of the citizens
of Sacramento, Grass Valley and Nevada
in a railroad enterprize which shall connect
these places would be highly polite and
beneficial to all concerned. Therefore they
should favor to the extent of their power
the railroad pushing out from Folsom in the
direction of Auburn, and unite their efforts
to extend it to this city.
Year: 1861

CHANGE UNDER THE CESsus.-The Union
dscourses wisely of what the Legislature
ought to do on the census of the last year.
A new apportionment ought to be made
giving to the new counties the legislative
representation they are entitled to by virtue
of their population. The first counties of
the State that were organized have many
of them too much power comparatively on
the floors of the two legislative houses
The wrong has been continued for years by
failure of the Legislature of 1855 to pass
an act to take the census as required by
the constitution of the state. The wrong
ought to be righted by the present Legisla-
ture before it adjourns. Nevada county
will lose part of its representation; but
not solitary soul will regret it except
perhaps few chronic Office seekers who
are interested in keeping as many offices in
existence as possible. The better portion
of the population of this county would be
glad to see the county represented in the
Legislature by one Senator and two repre-
sentatives provided she was entitled to no
more. The less the better is the opinion OF
the people, if we have succeeded in arriv-
ing at their honest sentiments. The less
legislators we have, the less expense and
more responsibility, either of which is
highly desirable.


There is another matter, too, touched
upon by the Union, and that is districting
the State into Congressional districts &C.
cording to the requirements of law o.
Congress. California is the only State in
the Union that has been allowed Repre-
sentative on the floors of Congress contrary
to the national law. Congress would be
justified in excluding at any time the Cali
fornia delegation from the Lower House
because they were not elected by districts
as required. While the State was Demo
cratic the members of the party would moi
vote for districting the State fearing that by
complying with the act of Congress, dis
trict might possibly be formed that would
not send Democratic member after the
style of Denver and Herbert, and Scott anG
Burch The time having now arrived when 8
compliance with the law may be obtained
it is proper for the present Legislature te
act in the matter, before it adjourns.
Year: 1861

. DON'T be afraid of little fun at home, good people don't shut up your houses, lest the sun should fade your carpets, and your hearts, lest a hearty laugh should shake down some of the musty cobwebs there. If you want to ruin your sons, let them think that all mirth and social enjoyment must be left on the threshhold when they come home at night. When once a man Is regarded as only place to eat, drink and sleep in, the work is begun that ends in gambling houses and reckless degradation. Young people must have fun and relaxation somewhere. Ii they do not find it at their own hearthstoncs it will be found in other, and perhaps less profitable places. Therefore, let the fire burn more brightly at night and make the home nest delightful with all those arts that parents so perfectly understand. Don't rcpress the the buoyant spirits of your children; half an hour of merriment around the lamp and fire light of home, plots out the remembrance of many a care and annoyance during the day, and the best safeguard they can take with them into the world is the unseen influence of bright little domestic sanctum.
Year: 1861

The visits of European lady to Mooress are looked on by the latter as a kind of amusement. and welcomed with as much zest as children welcome the squeak of a Punch and-Judy man. The Moorlsh laoles soon get tired of the comparative insipldlty of trying to understand and make themselves understood in turn, and proceed to acton. They first pull you about and examine every thing you have on Next they divest you of your walking habiliments and dress you up, if you will permit them, after their own fashion. A French lady, curious to see to what lengths they would carry investlga- tions, determined to give herself up entirely to the caprices of Moorish family on whom she was making a short morning call, They commenced by cutting her front halr short in a twinkling, and then while one painted her eyebrows with cohol, second dyed her finger nails with henna, and third stuck little gold spandles oyer her face. To attempt to envelope her in MOorlsh hablll- ments was the next step, which, however, she resisted vigorously, anxious to save herself the trouble of that mysterious and iltlmltable " minute" during which ladies ask you so ruthlessly to wait while they are "puttln@ their things on." And then they clapped their hands with the greatest glee at the drolI appearance she cut. need not to say that she scarcely recognized her own face in the glass nor | think would her nearest relations have known her at that moment. Cohol takes at least week before it can be remov- ed, while henna can only be eradicated as the nail grows and is cut The lady perceived at once, at she dolefully endeavored to put her docked hairinto shape, that thick veil would be necessary until the effects of the mas querading had worn away with time.

 TThe Corsair and his Conqueror.
Year: 1861

" MoTHER's DEAD"-An accident occur red at the city prison some time since, that brought tears to the eyes of every one who witnessed it. Within the barred doors was a man confined on a charge of maltreating his family. One of his children, bright-eyed, intelligent, little fellow of eight years, applied at the prison for permission to see his father. The request was granted, and the child was conducted to his parent. The man, who is well-advanced in years, as the child entered the place where corruption and vice seems to babble from the very floors and hideously start forth in spectral gloom from the walls, stood with his back toward the door.

 The little fellow ran up to him, and catch ing him by the hand, fainty muttered " Father" which caused the degraded and unnatural parent to turn suddenly around, and, without returning the recognition, he rudely showed the boy away. '' Father, said the lad, almost choking with grief '' Father, mothers dead " Like a shot these words went home to the heart of the parent The deeds that had marked his career through long period of years started forth before his imagination, all were pictured in that sentence For a moment he stood m0tionless. then fall ing upon his knees, casped the boy to his bo- som, and wept bitterly. There and then 8 prayer went up that must have found its way to heaven On pended knees he made a solemn promise never again to touch intoxl eating liquors, and we doubt not that the solemn VOW will be kept Exchange
Year: 1861

UNLUCKY PEoPLE.-lt is a part of the great fact of luck-the indubitable fact-that there are men, women, ships, horses, railway engines, whole railways, which are lucky, and others which are unlucky. l do not be- leve in the common theory of luck, but no thoughtful or observant man can deny the fact of it. And in no fashion does it appear more certainly than in this that in the case of some men cross accidents are always mar ring them and the effect they would fain pro- duce. The system of things is against them. They are not in every case unsuccessful. but whatever success they attain is gained by brave fighting against wind and tide.

 At college they carried off many honors, but no such luck ever bcieIthem as that some wealthy person should offer, during their days, some special medal for essay or examination. which they would have gained as a matter of course. There was no extra harvest for them to reap they could do no more than win all that was to be won. They could 90 to the bar, and gradually make their way; but the day never comes on which their leader is sud denly taken i'll, and they have the opportunity of earning brilliant reputation, by conduct ing, in his absence, case in which they are thoroughly prepared. They go into church and earn a fair character, as preachers; but the living they would like, never becomes va cant, and when they are appointed to preach on some important occasion, 1t happens that the g. )und is a foot deep with snow.

 TFrazcr's Magazine.
Year: 1861

CoTToN SEED GAs.-We copy the follow ing from The Memphis Methodist Christian Advocate; Rev. Dr.. Porter, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Chelsea, adjoining this city, has discovered that a superior quail ity of gas can be made out of cotton seed, with the addition of little rosn. His church and dwelling are lit up with it at a trihing cost. We visited the brother pastor this week, at his residence, and saw the prep aration of the gas by a simple process. We think this discovery will the most economi- cal and safe light for cities, towns and villages that can be made. Our large schools will find it the very thing for them Steps have been taken to secure q patent for the discovery
Year: 1861

FILIAL DUTY-There Is no virtue that adds so noble charm to the finest traits of beauty as that which exerts itself in watching over the tranquility of an aged parent There are no tears that can give so noble lustre to the cheek of innocence as the tears of fIial sorrow.
Year: 1861

The announcement that the great naval ex
pedition had safely weathered the storm, and
landed its oops,-though still wanting con
frmaton-will remove weight of anxiety
from the heart of the nation. Till the storm
of last Saturday night commenced, the great
naval enterprises of the government were
signaly successful. If that Rubicon was also
approving gales have long before this 'rne
the fleet TO its destination. Soon after the
storm was over, and the rebel government
was waiting with fearful anxiety the news
of the movements of The fleet the Richmond
Enquirer expressed its feeling as follows -


"But we are not without hopes. The winds


have been bowling and the clouds have been


pouring their floods. We confess 1.-THE


blast OF the storm has sounded in our ear like
the sweetest music Ii has made us think OF the
Spanish Armada, that sailed in great pomp on
grand design, ,butwas dispersed by the winds and
vanqushed without meeting an enemy. Who
knows but that stormy Hatteras was created
for such a time as this z" Somewhere on the
coast of South Carolina, between Charleston
harbur and the mouth Of the Savannah river,
there are probably fifteen thousand loyal and
rejoicing troops, who will soon answer that
question with the voice of their artillery. 1t
is needless TO speculate now upon the precise
point TO which the expedition has been aimed,
us The whole history of it will so soon be
known 10 the country. 1t is worth something
to have evidence that the immediate purpose
Of the expedition has been nobly achieved
and that the government of this iudestructible
republic has again footliold on the soil OF
South Carolina. Time, however, will be re-
qured to mature brilliant results. Many days
and even weeks may pass before the impatient
longing for retribution upon that traitorouS
commonwealth will be gratifed. But though
justice travels slow it never fails in the end.
Year: 1861

There was a very great excitement in Ere
mont's army when the news of his removal
was announced, AN excitement which threat
ened to become mutinous, and would have
become so if Fremont had not used all his
influence to suppress it and induce the soldiers
TO act loyalty. One report says there was ear
nest talk of resisting Hunter, and that Ere
mont brought the camps to order and joyful
enthusiasm by promising to lead the army to
battle next morning, if Hunter did not arrive.
But Hunter came at ten O'Clock in the eve
ming, and Fremont said to the soldiers in an
order of tie day -


"Soldiers, sincerely regret to leave you.
Ideeply regret that shall not have the honor
to lead you to the victory you are about to
win but / shall claim the right to share with
you the Joy of every triumph;" and,-"con,
tinue as you have begun, and give TO my sue.
cessor the same cordial and enthusiastic sup
port with which you have encouraged me
Emulate the splendid example which you have
already before you, and let me remain, as
am, proud of the noble army which | have
thus far labored to bring together"


A correspondent of the New York Herald al
the time, gives the following account of this
removal of the popular and noble spirited
commander. He says that Fremont was in
the midst OF preparations for battle when an
officer from Gen Hunters headquarters came
with the order. There was an immediate and
fierce excitement in all the camps:-


"Several regiments threw down their arms
and refused to serve under any other con,
mander, and deputation after deputation Of
field officers and line officers came 10 the head.
quarters and protested in the most earnest
manner against the change Of commanders.
Particularly among the Germans was this
feeling noticeable, and nothing but the earnest
request Of General Fremont, that no insubor-
Year: 1861

The CABINET have determined upon the
most active prosecution OF the war; there will
and what is to be done will be done without
more delay than is necessary 10 The conduct
of movements so vast and momenlous.-Nee0
York Ereuing Post
Year: 1861

Con. DEyENs will arrive in this city this
afternoon, by tie 3 90 irain from New York
We presume that his friends and tie citizens
generally will be present and give Inn cor
dial greeting.
Year: 1861

TsIoNIsM IN THE SoUTH.-In late letter r
to the London Times, Mr.. Russell expresses
his incredulity as to the existence Of strong
Union element in Maryland. The country
gentlemen he speaks of as tenacious and
naughty as any Magyar or Pole who ever
lived, and in Baltimore the people sullen
and angry Mr.. Russell suggests that if it
requires thirty three thousand men to hold
the little State of Mary land in chains, it will
demand a very considerable standing army
and enormous expenditure to keep the rest OF
the South quiet, even if they could suhjugate
her. None of the Northern prophets have
ventured to look full i'll tie face the conse-
quences of their own success and to realize
that, III many respects, it would be as bad as
defeat


"There il, know says Mr. Russell, Il
pretence that there is Union sentiment III
solution in the South, which will tuIAole
down in thick precipitation on the head OF
the Contederttes the moment it is stormed by
Federal bayonet; bit there IS no truce Of
formulation for tie hypotdcssS.' And yet it is
upon such a hypothesis as this that the North
builds its expectations of 4 reconstruction of
the old Union. We need not say that Mr.
Russell's statement is literally and thoroughly
true. Except III some portions OF " estern
Virginia, Last Tennessee, and Northern X keu-
tCcky, and except handful of malcontents in
the large cities, there is no such thing as
cnionism left i'll any part of the South. An
nndying hatred to the Lincoln despotism is
the prevailing and universal sentiment of the
Southern people. The Federal Government,
therefore, must prepare not only to overthrow
us by the sword, but to keep MS down by the
same instrumentality and what WORK that
will be. And, if it expects to make Southern
cotton pay the expenses of the coloss4, inil,-
tary establishment necessary to retain its
power, what if the South should refuse 10
cultivate cotton! She can live in plenty
without raising cotton. She has the finest
climate and the most fertile lands in tie world
She is grazing and farming as we'll as :.
planting people. She has no, only raised her
usual supply of cotton this year, but her grain
crops have been more than sufficient to supply
the wants of her people. The State of Geor-
Sia alone, though her staples are cotton and
rice, raises as much wheat as New York, one
OF the wheat growing States of the North
The South can dispense with those staples
which TIE North is so eager to obtain. and
still live. She r,H dispense with them, if the
North undertakes to hold her as conquered
country. They are totally ignorant Of the
lofty character Of the Southern people who
suppose that, having proved their claim to all
that is glorious in ci.ivajry wleher il lineage
sentiment, or yalor, they will ever degenerate
into tillers of the soil for the benefit ol
Northern commercial taskulasters