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Year: 1865

The American Minister in Russia has ad-
dressed letter to the Secretary of State, da-
ted at st. Petersburg Oct. 18th, in which he
says:


81 deem it my duty to warn the people of
the United States against the importation Of
the cattle plague into our country. Being a
farmer, and feeling a great interest in such sub
jects, | have read everything upon the subject
which is accessible, and will give you only
the result Of my conclusions and observations.


The cattle plague is the Russian cattle
pest. In this country it is always more or less
prevalent, and generally kills whole herds.-
Like the cholera, it is both contagious and in
fictitious. BY these terms mean to say that il
is communicative from one animal to another
by the physical imposition of the virus upOr
any animal from any object containing the
virus, and also that the virus may be carried
in molecules in the air, and thus produce the
disease. 1t evidently did not originate de nor,
in England, but was carried there by shipload
of cattle from the Russian Baltic ports. II
this theory is correct then all importation o
clttle from abroad should be at once prohibit
ed by Congress, if not otherwise possible to bt
prevented, and it would pay well to call Con
gresS together for that purpose only.


No ship having a COW, or sheep or anima
from Europe, or countries having the pest
should be allowed to land in America withou
suffering quarantine. Every disease must a
some time have originated from a violent dis
regard of natural laws, and this as Others bu
am of the opinion that there is nothing i
the management of cattle in Great Britain 0
America to generate the disease; so, also, n
sanitary precautions can arrest it short of al
solute non-intcrcOurSe.


81 believe it to be species of bloody mu
rain, aggravated by the marshy nature of No
thern Russia, and the utter disregard of all til
laws of health which is shown to man an
beast, especially in regard to ventilation an
cleanliness, which prevails in these cold cl
mates, where great expenditure of heat is neeC
cd, and fuel and food are scarce.


"The same causes are producing now Il
aggravated typhus fever here, which is callt
outside of Russia the Plague. EnglaT
was warned long since of the danger Of the d
rect importation of cattle from Russia, b.
failed to heed the advice. trust our count
may be more wise and more fortunate.
Year: 1865

HAD TO CAVE IN.-Some Of the Democratic
Legislators of Illinois are six months interest
on the pay out of pocket. At the close of the
session of the State Legislature last winter,
both Houses passed resolution to take their
pay in gold. The State Treasurer refused to
acknowledge the binding force Of the resolu-
ton and declined to pay in anything but green
backs The Democratic members generally,
at least those who were able to get out of the
city without their pay declined to accept the
greenbacks, and threatened to appeal to the
force of law to compel the Treasurer to pay
the gold Within few days most OF the cop
perhead recusants have quietly dropped into
the Trcasurcr's ; office and accepted the green
backs which they previously refused.
Year: 1865

private recipe of Washoe miner: Take
one pint of whisky stir it well with one spoon
tul of whisky; then add another pint of whis-
ky-beat carefully with a spoon, and keep
pouring in whisky. Fill large bowl with wa
ter and make a servant set it out ofyOur reach
Take a small tumbler, pour in two spoonstul. OF
water; pour out the water and til up with
whisky, and add to the above. Flavor with
whisky to your taste. y dose; three fingers
eYerY half hour.
Year: 1865

A dashing young bachelor lately appeared
in Central Park with two handsome ponies,
whose tails were done up to look like a lady's
waterfall, and cooped up in small fish nets
The resemblance was capital, and the team
created great sensation.
Year: 1865

Whoever intends to purchase good Family
Sewing Machine Of any kind, will do well to
caif at the News Office. We can furnish them
ut all times upon the most advantageous terms.
!, all M PRoRRIEToRs OF THE News.
Year: 1865

WE see 1t stated edtorially that the Union
State Central Committee will call State Con.
vention on the 2sth day of June They have
concluded It was wise for the San Francisco
Central Committee to not nominate Sander
son without the consent of the people. The
people wish to have say in the nomination of
Supreme Judge. and should the State Central
Committee take the responsibility, 10 order to
secure their pet, they will slip up ou their cal
culations. The people have little more to
say IN such matters than the San Francisco
one sided Committee.
Year: 1865

Mr. EDITOR AT the present time there is
no subject more interesting to the agriculturist,
than what is called the "army worm = their
ravages being immense, especially on the pota-
to, grape and onion crops. On Butte Greek
their name would be properly termed legion y
On K. w. Durham 8 and A. d. Turner's ranch.
es, they appear IN a quiet, unsophisiicated
way cleaving 10 the object of their prey much
in the manner OF the leech. Size from half
inch to two inches n length Some OF them
are smooth aud striped others of a bury or
hairy Dature, owing, think to the age of the
insect-tbose of smooth being the younger
After crossing Butte Creek say one fourth of
a mile, they halt and go through some kind of
a transmogridcation, presto change operation,
and become butterhies-as harmless as On an
gel. How this is done, is enveloped 10 mys
terry; as much so as the tadpoe turning frog ;
but that it is done is no doubt true The use
OF lime or strong ashes, sprinkled freely on the
worms, will hasten this strange freak OF nature
to take Effect and doubtless save thousands Of
dollars worth of vegetables to the farming
community of this county. These worms ap
pear to have come from the effect of the late
rains. Some ingenious insect turning itself
out of the earth during the moisture, forming
the worm half starved turns to and devours
everything that it fancies within its grasp On
til within such an age when its harmless na-
ture is assumed. The evidence in favor of this
doctrine is indubitahle, even 10 the Butte
Greek country from the fact that Immediately
after leaving the wormy section, you enter the
communities of the saiuted butterfly.


YoU BET
Year: 1865

BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY or


the Treasury, the undersigned has assumed the
General Subscription Agency for the sale Of United
States Treasury Notes, bearing seven and three
tenths per cent. interest per annum. known As the
Year: 1865

Nadine Jumel Burr, who died recently at Car
mansvilie, and left estate of nearly million
OF dollars, is sail to have grown morose and
bitter in her old age, TO have had but friend.
For twenty years she had lived the life OF a re-
cluse. refusing to see hardly any one, because she
suspected that all who appreciated her were anx-
iouS TO obtain her money. Forty years ago she
was regarded rs one Of the most beautiful, brlli-
ant, and accomplished women in New York; but
soon after separation from Burr, cloud fell on
her spirit that was never lifted. She was reall V
dead to the world years before she buried. and
those who had been her friends preceded her to
the land of shadows.


Her sole friend have mentioned is young
Episcopal clergyman, who cared for her zealously,
even te1derly, in her last long illness. She was
wont to call Kim her son. aud it is asserted he was
the only human creature for whom she entertained
the smallest affection. As an evidence of her
gratitude and regard she made him her residuary
legatee, which will yield him at least 100000,
and left him funds enough to erect handsome
church the site of the old one. Madame
Burr, or James, she styled herself, retained pos
session OF her intellectual faculties to the last. and
was as biting and sarcastic in her wit. for whic,
she was famous. the day before her death, as in
her glowing prime.
Year: 1865

General Wilder formerly Colonel of the ceie
brated 18th Ind. Reg, in reception speech to
that Regiment and the LIST and Sd Batteries, at In
dianapolis, on the 18th inst, made the following
sensible and Apostle remarks:


There was said General Wilder, good deal OF
anxiety about the way in which the soldiers would
vote. For mis- part he had none. He knew how
the soldiers had been in the habit of shooting, and
he fancied they would vote in the same way
straight at the enemies of the Government. They
were not to be wheeded and bamboozed into the
support of men who had been their enemies, and
those ofthe Government.


The niggcr had been a great bug-bear. Those
who had made use of the niger to bring about the
another revolution. Between niggers and rebels,
he believed the preference ought TO be given TO
,he nigger, but he did not see the necessity Of al
lowing either vote If the South insists on let
ting tue rebels vote, then let the negro vote also.
IL that country must be ruled by rebels negroes,
then let the negro take it, and il don't like his
administration, we will drive him out and take IL
ourselves.


The General said he didn't know any thing a.
bout politics He didn't want to know ANYTHING,
but while he was fighting in the front there were
people here at home who had been his friends, and
the soldiers friends, and he believed in being a
friend to those who had beiriended him.


That's the way to talk. and the way all soldiers
will reason and talk in regard to voting. They
understand too well the danger to the country oI
ever again allowing the Copperheads to get into
power, to be wheedled into voting for one of the
Shiny tribe under any pretense. They may be op
posed to enfranchsing the negro at present, and SO
are most Of the Union men, but they are equal
opposed to rebels voting. equally opposed to as
suming the Confederate war debt, and pensioning
rebel soldiers and the wives and children of those
who have died or been killed in the confederate
service, all which the Copperheads are in favor Of
Year: 1865

The dove was the first newspaper carrier. when
one morning it went out and fetched a leaf for
Noah. 1t contained par agraph on the weather,
notifying him that the heavy storm had subsidized
Year: 1865

sure-the most perfect Ratification meeting have ever
attended Every Rat that get it, properly prepared
will eat it, and every that cats
il will die generally place distant as possible
from where the medicine taken-Lake Shore. Mieh
Mirror.
Year: 1865

The General Term OF the Supreme Court
will he held at Montpelier on the first Tues
day in November next. The Docket is to be
made up in the order of the circuit, except
Washington County, the cases from which
will be last.
Year: 1865

EDUCATION AND RIGHTs Oh SUfFEa6E.
A bill has been introduced into the
Minnesota Legislature providing for the
amendment OF the State Constitution 80
that every voter must be capable OF read
ing The amendment proposed ersmPts
the present body Of registered voters tor
the term Of FIVE years, at the expiration
of which time, the man who in the in-
terim has not learned 10 read will lose
his right 20 vote
Year: 1865

B. F. TAYLOR thus describes race between
two railroad trains. The incident is no
much Of a wonder but the description is


The tracks of the Michigan Southern an,
the Chicago, Pittsburg and Fort Wayne
Roads lie, fer few miles, within hailing dis
tance. They are smooth, straight and tempt
ing. The other night I was on board th'
Michigan Southern, eastward bound, anc
looking out of a window into the darkness
saw light projected upon the blank prairie
anu kindling up the Pittsburgh rails as if it
cars ran upon a silver track.


1t was the flash of an eye that I saw, anC
as our speed was checked at crossing, the
train bound for the Iron City pulled up and
for q minute we stood neck and neck. Like
the hammers of Vulcan's one-eyed strikers
the trains clattered over the crossing, ant
away we went. The snapestic clank-te-clanE
of the wheels shortened up; the motion o.
the train grew steady; there was an angry
hum little like spindle; the train thrilled
like nerve, and it was all as graceful and
easy as flying. Up burst the sparks from the
Pittsburgh engine like ehaf from a thrash
ing aoor;" the polished shafts flashed in the
light, and "buckled to " like rower's naked
arms when he comes down upon the home
stretch; the furnace door few open with a
great glare; every twinkling window was
fun of faces The long train looked as if one
street had eloped from Chicago under cover
of the night and had gone gipsying with
another. Samson was outdone. He bore
away Gazas gates, but 10, here was Gaza's
SELF


You heard the cIang of iron; you saw the
trail of fire, it was as if the train were being
fashioned out of midnight upon an anvil
So for a while, side by side At last our
Pittsburgh Leighbor began to draw in; to
slide back into the darkness; to shut togeth-
er ike telescope By and by, we caught
a glance at its eye again; it had neither lid
nor lashes and its expression was not loving;
we had it fairly astern; and just then, it
wheeled away on a great curve; our part
ing was well made" We Jared on our way
rejoicing. and every drowsy passenger that
had been frightened in to qdick sympathy
with the train, as much part Of it as wheels
and axIes, drew in, coiled up, fell into heap
of indistinguishabIe garments Let nobody
Iliin5 there had been a race; possibly, the
iron thoroughbreds had pulled an extra
ounce or so upon tie bit. But it was only
bringing two Of tribe together; it was
steam and its brother side by side Now,
bring on your classics and let US make a
match Of it. Do this "heat OF the flying
tea-kette into Greek for us, and you may
stable your war-chariots with the wheeIbar-
rows.
Year: 1865

NOVEMBER behaved badly on the last day
she made her appearance while Decehbef
came in with a cool, but gentlemanly airing
about him. Prepare Tor winter; and one OF
the best preparations you can make for it is
to subscribe fer the URBAEA Uxt0A--Ghd
there by secure good reading for the long
winter evenings.
Year: 1865

TuE Mobile News says an artistin that city
painted dog so natural that it had the hy=
drophobia during the hot weather Hes the
same man, says the Portland Press, who
painted a copy of beer bottle with such
skill that the cork few out just as he vas
finishing it.
Year: 1865

WE find in the Charlottesville virginia.
Chronicle the following mention of a terse and
forcitle remark Of the Secretary of State in
relation to the Southern Congressional cleo
tlons


Secretary Seward told Alexander Ryes,
Esq, of this county. that he wished tn make
peace between the North and South that as
to the test oath, if he had been in Congress
he should not have voted for it: but, said he,
the oath is a law, and any Congressional
District in the South had better send an
idiot or a child to Congress. WHO can take it,
than to send IL wise man who cannot We
have this from Mr. Rives himself
Year: 1865

A TENNESSEE pardon seeker gives the
following description of how he obtained his
pardon Had personal interview with the
Chief Magistrate, and asked him for a small
pardon, if be had any more left. Chief Mag


istrate wanted to know what position | held
in the rebel army. The answer was faint,
somewhat hesitating. and somewhat shaky-
/ SAID Quartermaster." Chief Magistrate
chuckled, and turned his head TO conceal n
sardonic smile - My ancient and venerable
friend" he said, 4" If you think that your
department of the rebellion endangered the
Union cause as much as it did that of the
rebels, your innocence is pardon in itself" )"
Year: 1865

Nor long ago spirit" medium came to
grief in Fall River At a " circle" in that
city. Captain Brightman, an old salt offered
the medium ten dollars if he would unite the
knots with which the captain could make him
fast. The juggler accepted the offer. The
CAPTAIN tied him. and for three long hours
the pnor fellow remained tied. notwiihstand
ing he called Justify upon the spirits. At
the end OF that time the captain cut the knots
and set the impostor free.
Year: 1865

A SAILORS PRAYEB.-A rough old Cap
tain, when terrified passengers persuaded
him to petition heaven for a cessation of the
tempest. preferred the following brief re-
quest: 90 Lori. haven't been in the
habit of calling upon thee often and if you II
shift the wind from sou west to a little more
youth, won't trouble you again"
Year: 1865

The Indignation expressed by our
brethren of the Democratic press, ae
the fauz pas, committed by the Yice
President on Inauguration day, 10
tremendous. One would suppose
the Democratic party was a teetotal
society; that no man could maintain
standIng-(no pun included lin
that organization, on getting tight"
that ''touch not, tast not, handle not"
was the first vow Of fealty to the
Democracy.


This indignation comes with queer
grace from from a party that has
cultivated whisky-skins as the man.
tie of political holiness, from party
that only looks upon cold water as
only fit for purposes of navigation;
from a party that would not even
kill mad dog inasmuch as the dogs
disease Is q hatred of water. Party
Democracy has brought more men
into the gutter than any other agency
in this drunken world. Politics, Of
any shade, is bad enough, Heaven
knows, as a promoter of intemper.
ance, but Democracy has had the
peculiar faculty of making itself the
great champion of rum.


A Democratic meeting without
liquor would be stale affair; the
Democratic candidate, from Cover
nor to constable, who should not
'streat," would stand better chancs
to be struck by lightning than get
ting a nomination; while the Demo
cratic nominee, who should avow the
least sympathy with "cold water
fellows" would be ''cut'' upon two
thirds of the ballots The Demo-
cratic party is like the chap who.
dissenting upon choice Of fluid, said.
some people liked coffee, some were
fond of tea, some drank molasses aud
water, some imbibed cider, and some
swallowed water, but as for him, -
a steady drink he preferred rum.


The Democracy is becoming yirtu-
Gus, its horror Of official rascality u
excessive; its disgust at drunksness.
Year: 1865

= 4


Tue LOYAL PARTY.-The Washing
ton correspondent Of the Cincinnati Com
nsercia9 says aa


1t is a positive fact, of which I have
personal knowledge; that the fate of one
Of the most important provisions of the
tax bill, in the last Congress, vas decided
by drunken tots: On the first roll call
thb vote stood nineteen to twenty. The
minority defeated it by drumming DIP two
tipsy recruits froiii ths Hole In the Wall,
and telling them to vote with them, which
they did; without asking what was the
question, and apparently without caring
fig how it was decided. If it had been
question of peace or war it would have
been all the same. As it was, it involved
millions Of dollars for the public tfeasu-
| ry, and if you had asked the worthy
couple next morning how they voted;
they could not have told you, am sure,
Some gentlemen connected with the I'm
ion press are very liberal In their denun-
Citations of Congressional intemperance;
when they can find an unfortunate cop.
peahead at fault, but have not word tc
say when some of the leaders Of theil
own party come staggering to their desks
in a state Of disgustful insbriety. This
is neither just nor decent. The offense
is much greater when committed by q
member of the party ihtrusted with the
conduct of national affairs, than when the
criminal belongs to the minority, frem
whence nothing extraordinarily virtuoss
is expected.
Year: 1865

The history of Napoleon is yet to be
written, and by an American. The world
has been amused with fables Of this man
of destiny, which have been transmitted
as heir-looms until they have reached
him who now sits upon the throne of
rance, and is pleased with the title, "the
man of destiny"


This, though favorite idea With eve
ry class of Frenchmen, undoubtedly arose
from the story of Josephine, and through
her attachment for Napoleon. Though
her simple story is smothered in the more
brilliant one of her husband, yet it is
we'll known that long before Napoleon 5
admirers claimed for him the destiny he
finally accomplished, it was a common
story in Paris what we are about to tell.
1t was while almost child that Jo-
I sephine, in some of her wRnderings with
her school-fellows, came across yagraht
Gipsey or fortune teller. The woman,
attracted in soma way toward the beauti-
full child, insisted upon telling her for
tune, even against her will and without
reward She told her that she would
very soon be wife, widow, and after
ward Queen of France. The prediction
| in itself was common enough, but as
simple as it was it had its effect upon
Josephine, who Immediately embraced it
as fact, and could for long time think
of nothing else.


When the fulflment came to the first
part of the prediction, it of course
strengthened her in the belief of the rest
and even when in prison under sentence
of death, and her bed was taken from her
because she was to. die in the morning
she bade her friends have courage-tha
it would not be so, and that she would sit
upon that throne, then in ruins beneath
the bloody feet of Robespierre; and wher
the jailers. in derision, called upon hel
to name her maids of honor, that they
might be ready when she was Queen, sh'
Ibid SO, and her nomination was fnall,
fulfilled to a letter. 10


/ On that very night Robespierre fell
| Had his downfall occurred one weel
earlier, Josepine's husband would no
have been one of his victims; had h
lived one day longer, she would hav
, been. another of them.


4 There was but little lapse of time be
s1 tween her liberation from prison and he
marriage to Napoleon, and it was by th
Influence she exerted that he was appoint
: led to the command Of the army in Italy
D after which the path that led them up
. ward was clear and open, tiutil the desti
: ny she had insisted upon was accomplish
e ed, and the eloBnoof France was place


upon her head fe 'fs


But there was One thing more that j
5 sephine had .foretold for herself, whic


was the utter loss of the power and ran
! to which she had beeH so wonderfully O.
7 evated and still While she bre0dsd oye
!. this; Eapoleonj who was her lord gatl


eriug new power and yielding To nsA an


BitioHs, she tried TO crush it, and to poit


a.
Year: 1865

RATHER KNoTTY.-General Palmer, in
command at Louisville, recently bad the
following case up before him for adjudica-
ton:


An old negro deposited, some time ago,
one thousond dollars with a white man
The man gave the negro due-bill for the
amount. The negro presented the due
bill for the amount. The man took the
due bill from him, destroyed it, and put
him out of the store. The negro lived
with the man six months once, and
thought he knew him well enough to
trust him with $1,000.


This is the story told by the negro.
Here is that told by " the other party"


In the first place. don't know the
negro never did know him he never
lived with me | never gave him due
bill | never put him out of my store !;
and moreover, General, you may hang me
if ever laid eyes on the negro before.


The General was stumped and took the
case under advisement.