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Year: 1865

have. once moro before we die, seen cream
Twenty-six pans Of milk were skinned this
very morning, and now, II you were riding
past, you should see twcnty.six inverted pans
on the fence, in the sun, shining like silver,
and swcetcning themselves oil day in tho air
and sunshine, for the nights milk! Even
tho pigs faro better here than citizens do in
New York. For although we take Of the
cream. we never think Of giving them any
thing weaker than skim milk -four pigs
that once were longer than broad, but which
are rapidly growing to the shape Of mar.
bic.


And now, having given this introduction,
it may be expected that we shall go on to
make somc sound, practical remarks about
feeding, milking, making cheese and butter.
And 50 we could, II we chose to. And 80
we will by and-by. But now, wo shall close
by holding up the COW to all persons as a
model Of disinterested bcncvolence not only,
but as an instance Of its reward. For the
homeliest creature on the farm, such is tho Of.
feet upon the Imagination Of real goodnesi,
that at length by association men come to
think COW handsome. And thus II will be
with all of us plain, common, and homely
people. Let us do well until our neighbors
see our characters rather than our faces, and
then, though born without beauty, VIC shall
die handsome. ....


The looking glass may say what it plcases
The heart of friends is the mirror of good
men. And in that glass VIC shall be bcauti-
ful. il we are good enough.
Year: 1865

Now AND TnEN-A woman was hung on
Boston Common about 10 years ago Her
crime consisted Of snatching II bonnet and
retieule from lady on one of the streets leading
from Fort Hill She was indicted for highway
robbery was eonVietedanl suffered the extreme
penalty Of the law.
Year: 1865

Pit Hole seems to be in bad way as
to the title to the ground on which it
stands. 1t seems that in 1886 treaty
was made with the Indian chief Cornplan-
ter, by which he reserved the spot on
which Pit Hole stands, but afterwards
sold it for S27O, to some white speculator-
Cornplanter proceeded down the creek to
Pittsburg, where he found $500 of his
money was counterfeit, and, Ike a good
Indian, he spent the SO and returned,
demanding good money for his counter
felt or the surrender of the title deed
The deeds were given up on the payment
of the $40; but in the meantime the deed
had been recorded, and the Indian, not
knowing the effect of that did not take
the precaution to get the title transferred
to him on the records and so the question
now is how that difficulty is to be obyia-
ted.
Year: 1865

The Ottawa Oh. Free Trader) exposes
the schemes of party of oil spectators
who roam the country prospecting for oil.
They approach farmer; tell him of the
probability of oil upon his farm, that
fortune is within his grasp, &c. They
will want to enter into a contract with
him to sink well within six months that
shall produce forty barrels of oil per day,
that each shall have share of the oil,
that he (the farmer) shall give them his
note for one or two thousand dollars, as
the case may be, not to be paid. however,
unless oil is struck as per contract
They therefore take this plain promisso-
ry note, unqualified, and leave him to
dream of oil aud greeubacks ''to come,"
while the operators 90 to the bank aud
sell his note. Some FIVE or six thousand
dollars worth of these notes are now in
the banks in Ottawa.
Year: 1865

The most recent of the counterfeit fifty
cent notes are SO well executed that they
are likely to deceive even the best "ex,
perts." The following information will be
found useful in aiding our readers to de-
tect them: The counterfeit is about an
eighth of an inch shorter than the genu-
inc. The words "Un nited States" in the
counterfeit are not SO clearly defined as
in the genuine. In the counterfeit it is
more heavily engraved. Under the word
"and" in the right upper corner there is
flourish in the counterfeit The last
defect is one of the simplest means of de-
tecting the bogus notes.
Year: 1865

memory of the fight comes over me, l
get almost as enthusiastic and excited as


when it was going on. OF course have


had to be egotistical. and tell you what oc-
Cured to myself, as that was the most in-
tensely interesting to me but | do not
want you to fancy that l did any better
or fought any harder than the others
In fact, l know the most of the others did
a good deal more than l did but not
having seen it, of course | could not des-
cribe their share of the fight quite so well
as that which occurred in my own neigh
borhood and to my own person.


"Now | am going to bid you good
night / have talked more than is good
for me, and you have listened as much
as is good for you. Tomorrow ] will
come and tell you something about what
we did around Aldie and Upperville.
Year: 1865

Not like horse or man, but through
his forelegs. There is spot on each leg,
just below the knee, IN the form ofa sieve,
through this the swet passes of. And il
is necessary that it is kept open.-If it gets
closed as is sometimes the case, the hog will
get sick; he will appear stiff and cramped
and unless he gets relief, it will go hard
with him.-To cure him simply open the
pores.--This is done by rubbing the spot
with corn-cob, and washing it with warm
water.-RuraI World.
Year: 1865

A young New York lawyer was elected
from Wallack's Theatre for improper be-
haviour, andappeaed to the courts, which
settled this principle-an important one
for young men to consider. The court
decided


'That an individual on entering an as
semblage surrendered good deal of his
personal liberty ; that it was part of his
contract to keep perfectly quiet; that the
right of an audience to perfect silence
was as distinct as of an individual to per-
sonal liberty and that any unnecessary
Infringement of it could as properly be
taken cognizance of in the one case as in
the other"
Year: 1865

A VERY Romantic AFFAlR.-A romantic
affair in Cincinnati is noticed by the Gazette.
running in this wise: Several years since a
young married couple mutually agreed, Tor
various reasons. to separate. TO accomplish
this end, the friends of both parties expe-
rienced great deal of trouble, as it was
apparent to all that the young couple loved
each other tenderly 4 short time after the
separation. the young man quietly left the
city. and during the long years which have
elapsed since that time no one but his family
have heard from him. The young lady
showed her devotion to her former husband
by remaining single until a few weeks since,
when she was united in the bonds of wedlock
to a well known gentleman doing business in
this city. One dav last week, No. return
ed to Cincinnati, and quietly took lodgings at
private house, where there were no other
boarders. save a newl married couple. The
laudlady Of the house, desiring to show some
attention to her new boarder. invited him
INTO the parlor, for the purpose Of introduc


ing him to her two guests who were there
awaiting dinner. She approached them. at
the same time saying, Mr.. -, allow me
to introduce -" Here it ended. and a
scene ensued which it would be difficult to
portray. On turning round, the lady gave
one shrlek and fell to the floor. The land
lady and husband No . for moment could
not understand the situation in which they
were placed, but it is sufficient to saw that
the husband and wife. who many years be.
fore had been separated, were again togeth-
er. A few moments only were required TO
explain the matter, and TO convince hus-
band No. 2 that his fascinating young bride
was grass widow. He threatened to leave
her, and she rather encouraged him in his
threat. He did leave, and they who were
once separated are again united and more
devoted than ever-and so ended what may
truly be called a romance in real life.
Year: 1865

A LIVELY TowN-From all accounts,
Jamison City is one of the liveliest mining
camps in Plumas county. If they do not
have three or four fights every day, the cit
izens think that the place is very dull 1t is
said that three out Of every four of the in
habitants carry one or both Of their eyes
dressed in mourning all of the time. Others
have their heads or arms done up in band
ages, and all fiom the effects Of participating
in free fights, IF saloon proprietor escapes
from having his bar fixtures demolished
more than twice in one week, he considers
himself very fortunate. As many as sixteen
free fights have come off in that little town
in one night, during the past two months
1t is the spreeing headquarters for the min
ers of Eureka, Mammoth, '76 and Jamison
Creek. They have the best brand OF fight
ing whisky, tangle-leg brandy, &C., for sale
at all the saloons. To the credit OF the
Esq we will say that s. old Pap" does
his best in trying to preserve the peace; for
if couple get into fight, and when he
. commands the peace" the belligerents do
not desist at once, he pitches in and takes a
hand; and very often receices blow on his
optics, smeller, potato trap, bread basket,
mug, or some other portion of his body, and
then comes a general fight, in which all
hands take part. Jamson City needs a
missionary, and we hope the Methodist
Church South will send fighting preacher
to that locality who can ''weigh the sugar"
of the best man in the camp, and force his
doctrines upon the people, That is the only
hope or chance left for making it healthy
town for non-combatants to live in Quincy
Union.
Year: 1865

KuIEp.-Near North Fork of
Cottonwood. week before last, most cow
ardlv and barbarous murder was committed.
It seems that two white barbarians went to
an Indian rancheria in that neighborhood,
for the purpose of getting possession of an
Indian girl about ten years old. This at
tempt at forcible possession was resisted by
the mother of the child, assisted by Grip
pied Indian boy, the only one in the
rancheria. The resistance Of this poor Grip
pie SO exaspcrated the villains that one OF
them seized him by the top Of the head,
while with his knife he first cut his throat
and then stabbed him to the knife hilt, and
to wreak his vengeance fully, turned the
knife in the wound several times, then with
drawing it, again stabbed his victim, turn
ing the knife as before, repeating the act
until life was extinct While this butcheIy
was going on the girl and her mother made
their escape. In few days after the hends
burnt the rancheria.


There is nothing but the dead body and
Indian testimony to prove the above, ana
though it is convincing, 1t Is not enough
under the law, to punish the mlscrean's.--
White men who live with Indians habitually,
should do SO subject to Indian testimony
and we think law to that effect would be
wise and proper.
Year: 1865

CHIco CoURANT.-We learn from our ex-
changes that Bishop late of Red Bluff, and
there's connected with the Independent for
some years, and more recently connected
with the :" bolt" in Tehama county, has
located himself in Chico, with paper bear
ing the above title. If Bishop can make
the Courant what the Independent was be-
fore it went crazy, it will be credit to
Chico and to himself; but it will take some
time to regain the confidence of the party he
attempted to sacrifice, and make his paper
really useful.
Year: 1865

ACCOUNTED FORA friend of ours, in con-
versation with a Democratic merchant Of Red
Bluff, who visited our town during the week,
asked why the Independent, published in
that fourishing town. was the recipient of
the advertising patronage of merchants of
the Democratic persuasion, when. a year
ago. that same sheet had to look elsewhere
for its bread and butter Most candidiy he
was answered: When we Democrats sue
coed in making convert, we keep him up"
Now we rather like that but would prefer
that Democrats should foot the whole bill of
costs for keeping that mill running. Union
men should cease paving any part Of it.
Year: 1865

FARMING. and placer mining will now en-
gage the attention Of many that have been
laying around loose waiting for water. The
moisture has come. See that the work does
not flag, though we suppose it will take some
little time Tor our people to get used to see
ing an abundance of the element.about. after
being dry SO lone.
Year: 1865

Speculative would call the attention of our
readers to the Grover & Baker Machines. Their
reputation is TOO well established for us to attempt
word in their favor, but would advise any per-
sons wanting reliable Family Sewing Machine to
investigate the merits of these before buying. "a
word to the wise is sufficient OF
Year: 1865

W. L. KNOX, our late District Attorney
failing to get denomination to that ofHea
departed hence to Nevada A Union man
here, be turns up in Nevada as chairman os
the Democratic State Convention.
Year: 1865

Horse SHOE BEND-The recent rains
drove the workmen at this place from their
work, and they will not resume it again
until spring. The tunnel is complete. 1t
will take some thirty days work to fully
finish the open cut. A portion of the waters
of the Sacramento are now making the cut
nff
Year: 1865

1t is great mistake in female education,
to keep young lady's time devoted to the
fashionable literature of the day. If you
would qualify her for conversation you must
give her something to talk about-giye her
education with this actual world and its
transpirng events. Use her to read news
papers and become familiar with the pres
ent character and improvement of our race.
History is of some Importance; but the past
world is dead and we have nothing to do
with it. Our thoughts and our concerns
should be for the present world, to know
what it is and improve the condition of it.
Let her have an intelligent opinion, and be
able to sustain an intelligent conversation,
concerning the mental, moral political and
religious Improvement Of our times. Let
the gilded annals and poems of the centre
table be kept part of the time covered with
weekly and daily journals. Let the whole
family-men, women and children-read
the newspapers. i Cooley.
Year: 1865

When Twas young man, there lived in
our neighborhoed farmer who was usually
reported to be very liberal man, and un-
commonly upright in his dealings. When
he had any of the product of his farm to
dispose of, he made it an invariable rule to
give good measure e--rather more than could
be required of him: One of his friends OBJ.
serving him frequently doing so, questioned
him as to- why he did it-told him he gave
too much, and said it would be to his disad-
vantage. Now mark the answer ofthis ex
cellent man.


"God Almighty has permitted me but
one journey through the world; and when
am gone, cannot return to rectify mistakes.


Think ofthis. But one jonney'througil
the world
Year: 1865

We are in receipt of an ably written
protest of a crippled soldier against the
merchants Of the city who will not make
room for or give employment to worthy
veterans whose limbs have been lost in
the cause of their country, and who call
not perform all character of manual Ia
Dor. Our correspondent states that he
has from actual observation found that
when light employment is offered in Of
fees and counting rooms. that the prefer
ence is invariably given to stout, able
bodied men, instead of those who have
lost leg or arm through patriotism
Certainly it appears just that crippled
soldiers where they are found intelligent
and active, should be afforded chance
of earning their livelihood by our busi-
ness men, and there are hundreds OF sit
uations now occupied by stout able-bod-
led men, who, having the use of all their
limbs, could easily fill other positions,
which might as well be bestowed Oh the
MANNED patriot, who is in q measure de
pendent upon the charity and generosity
of a benevolent community for his liv-
ing if his efforts to secure his own are not
reasonably seconded. Who among our
merchants will make the start to mako
room for MANNED soldiers? The cores
pondent referred to appears to be an in
telligent and worthy young man and we
are in the possession of his address, which
can be obtained at this Office.


We commend the above, not only to
our business men generally, but to our
Federal office-holders particularly.
Year: 1865

scarcely seemed to know that such be-
ing was in existence. Most of those
people were ignorant, and prejudiced


against Yankees, and especially against
me, when they heard the rumor (Which


had become greatly exaggerated by pass
ing from mouth to mouth) of Widow


Wormly having treasures of gold on


her property .Iii :


81 was happy without the gold even,


and in spite of the i'll feeling of our


neighbors. But was eager to unbury


the golden wealth which we believed lay


beneath the quartz rock. and this was


the beginning of my misfortunes. Alas,
sir, my happiness was short lived. was


but three menths married when / COM


menced. with the aid of a miner, to blast


the cap rock as he called it, to search


for the gold vein. This miner raised my


hope very much by telling me there were


very good indications. lie pointed out
tome what he said were PARTICLES of gold.
After working Il few days and obiaining
some money from me he left on prctence
of going to his sick family, who lived
some distance from our house. As he
did not come back as soon as | expected
be would I renewed the work myself.
was impatient to get the gold. Mrs


Wormly came to assist me, for there was
no kind of labor she conld not perform;
and she was as impatient as myself. We
could not make any progress, however,
without blasting the rock, and thinking
understood how to do this frem having
seen and assisted the miners in that
work, proceeded, with the assistance of
Mrs Wormly, to make blast. From
some cause, of which l am innocent, the
mine of powder exploded with great
force before we had time to get far
enough away from it. The fragments of
rock flew around us; one piece struck
Mrs. Wormly on the head, fracturing her
skull, and caused her death within few
hours afterward Fortunately 1 escaped
unhurt. fsE
Year: 1865

Master Brooks is not the censor Cato
was. He may have the virtues, but be
lacks the courage of the old Roman
His nervous haste to escape personal
responsibility for grave charges against
General Butler, whose letter of inquiry
he construed into sinister design up
on his individual well-being, by calling
to his protection the safeguards of the
Constitution, is not calculated TO height
en- orr admiration for this self const-
tuted public accuser. Those who may
have been confounded by Master
Brooks' boldness il. accusing Butler OF
official rascality, and individual I'M
morality, will be chagrined to discover
that its manifestation was carefully
measured by the extent of his constitu-
tioual immunity, and that personal se>
curity ran before the sense OF public
duty. in the mind Of the Congression-
al inauisitor. People who read the pro
ceedings of Congress, in which Brooks
figures so conspicuously as the accu-
ser of Butler, will not fail to remember
the fable about the sheep that rallied
at the wolfin the street from the safe
distance of the house-top. Had Mr..
Brooks tempered his accusations with
less of personal and partisan rancor,
and shown less indisposition to accept
the responsibility that he might have
succeeded in convincing unbelleyers
that General Butler is the rascal Mr..
Brooks would have us believe him to
be. we do not know of any way in which
he could have rendered himselfso val
liable to his country, as to expose his
person to the accidents Of chance
shot, in behalf of public virtue and Of
fetal integrity. The process might not
be so agreeable to Mr.. Brooks as to the
country; but it would be a summary
way of disposing of himself and his en-
envy to the best advantage
Year: 1865




Treason : Treason ! Treason Gen


tlemen, it is rumored on the streets


that there is a resolution before Con


gFess, in secret session, to open irregU-


lar negotiation through commissioners


with Lincoln for peace. This is not


only treason, but, under the ciTcum-
stances, it is treachery of the most in


famous character. If you please let Us
know whether it is true or not. The
people of Virginia certainly, and be-
lieve the people of the Confederacy
generally, will not allow themselves to


be sold by traitorous Congrsssmen after
this fashion" ...s.


Our correspondent, "0, refers TO
report which is pretty common upon
fhe street, and which has excited, so far
as it has gained any credit, the utmost
surprise and indignation among our
people. What the citizens of Virginia,
at least, think Of such revolutionary
notions as are therein referred to, may
be seen in the noble action of the
House of Delegates on Tuesday last.
Propositions not whit more disorder
ly, ruinous, and fatal than those refer
red to by % were indefinitely pospon-
ed in the promptest and most indignant
manner by vote ofl0l to ,. The vote
spoke for Virginia in substance and
manner. We do not doubt that the
honor of the State is as truly represent
ed in Congress, and that no one of her
delegates at least could have part in
such exceedingly reprehensiblean and in
tolerate proceedings as are imagined.
If there be indeed single member re
naming in Congress who is in favor of
seeking peace by the Occoquan road,
instead of the regular authorized mode
which he has sworn to support, he
knows but little of the people if he
supposes he would meet with the least
encouragement or liberation, or escape
the most indignant apprehension The
sentiment of Gov. Vance is the senti-
ment of our whole people, and the
sworn duty of our Legislators. Let all
our movements, whether of peace or
war, be in solid column. There is
neither dignity, honor. nor safety in
any other; nothing but folly, treason,
and ruin.
Year: 1865

The hearing before the Governor, in the case
of the city officials, was closed yesterday at
Albany by the decision of the Governor that he
has the power of removal in such cases, while,
at the same time it was clearly his duty not to
exercise the right except upon the most clear
positive and undoubted proof Of the charges
preferred. 1t was agreed that the investigation
should be made in this city, beginning ON Tues
day next. The defense offered by Controller
Brennan and the Corporation Attorney Develn
will be found in another column.


In referring yesterday to the section oil the
Constitution relied upon by the defense we
were made to say exactly the reverse oi what
we meant by the omission of the word mot
1t is those who are not elected at general elec-
ton that the Constitution excepts as among the
officers whom the Governor shall not remove
from office.
Year: 1865

city bank should be systematically plundered for
months by one of its officers without suspicion
Where are we to turn henceforth for security
Here is bank vault left so negligcntly cared
for that thief walks into it in broad daylight
while the bank directors are considering down
stairs of their next dividend. 1t all happened
two days ago, and no clue yet to the thief BY
and by the community may begin to doubt
whether the wisdom that directs our present
banking system is quite superhuman.
Year: 1865

The Concord robbery, Of which we publish
come account this morning affords one more


illustration of the security Of banking opera
tions ~ at present conducted. Though this
theft was committed In country town of Mas
sacbusctts, it displays an aIroitnesS and au-
dacity which may challenge the admiration
Of the most expert burglars of this city.
Yet is IL one whit more wonder
ful that country bank should
be robbed of 1900 900 in half an hour than that q
Year: 1865

higher At the public Board the prices were firm: Az
the Second Board the market was very strong Inc
market closed excited bst generally strong Money " easy
on cs sac per cent and the moderate amount required oy
stock houses is obtained with great facility In commefe
paper little is done under per cent and first names
quoted at 1d8 and fair at 9al2 per cent