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Year: 1861

These Bitters are universally acknowledged to be a
sure preventive and cure for Fever and gGe Flat
ulence Heaviness of the stomach. or any other like
affection. Their effect upon the system is most
miracalous they give healthy tone to the system,
relieve all morbid matter, and in fact thoroughly
cleanse the system of all impurities. In no case
has it been known TO fail, but on the contrary
new virtues have been found in its use To those
afflicted with any of the above Ills Of the body, the
" Btters are offered as a speedy and certain cure.
Try them and form your own opinion-sold by
druggists AID dealers everywhere.
Year: 1861

EIGHT GREAT BLUNDERs.-We give below
an article from the columns of the Religious
Herald, Baptist paper. of Richmond, Va.
1t shows so much more of GOODNESS of judgment
and candor of mind than we are in the habit
of finding in our Southern exchanges, that We
deem it worthy of special notice 1t says the
South has made at least eight great blunders,
and enumerates them as follows:


/. In firing on Fort Sumter.


2. In believing that there would be a
divided North, and an apathetic Federal Gov
ernment.


3. In believing that they would have the
hearty sympathies of Europe.


4. In believing that the bonds of their
Confederacy would readily be taken in Europe.


.. In believing that the military power of
the North would be directed in a crusade
against slavery, rather than employed for the
overthrow of treason, and the establishment of
the Union and the Constitution.


6. In believing that Northern courage and
physique were no match for Southern or that
in battle one Southerner equalled five Yam
KEGS


I. In believing that the flag of the Cotton
Oligarchy would wave above the Capitol at
Washington, and the roll of slaves be called on
Bunker HILL


s. In believing that the iancied omDipo-
tence of Cotton would dominate the commerce
of the world.
Year: 1861

THE following items are from the Mountain
Messenger


MINING-The recent rain storm started an
ample supply of water for drifters, and by next
week we expect to hear of some heavy yields
from the enormous piles of pay dirt which have
prospected so well in our neighboring towns.
If the weather continues favorable for six or
seven days in succession, sum Of not less than
100000 will be washed out in Northern
Sierra. Besides the benefit to be derived from
the circulation of so large an amount of money
in our midst, the miners will be able to contin-
ue their drifting through the winter months,
while they otherwise would have had to sus-
pend operations for want of space to dump
their dirt. This opportune season of water
will ada materially to the prosperity Of the
coming year, in this community.


DISCONTINUED The California Stage Com
pany have discontinued their line of stages to
La Porte, for the winter. Brewster's sleighs
connect with the stages at Strawberry Valley.
Year: 1861

LOOKING GREEx.-The Red Bluff Beacon
says the late rains have caused the new grass
to spring up quite green. and bat few weeks
will elapse before We will hear no more stories
Of starving cattle.
Year: 1861

The CAMEL-IIIs Uses AND HABITs.-We
have heretofore noticed the fact that herd of
camels were employed in packing salt from the
Springs beyond Walkers Lake to Virginia
not the Old Dominion-for salt can't save her
but to the mining hamlet, so called, where
it is largely used in the reduction of ores. For
the business. Of bringing in this article over the
wide eXpanse OF intervening desert, the ungainly
beast is found most convenient since their feed
costs almost Gotbing, and each one is capable
Of carrying about six hundred pounds. The
salt is worth seven cents Il pound, delivered in
Virginia, and as it costs nothing at the Springs
a very fair profit results to the packer. The
habits Of the camel are so unlike these of all
other domestic animals as to excite our curios-


fy. They are the least vicious and most doce
and patient of all creatures. They kneel for


their load, and are willing to carry all they can
bear, but protest against being overburdened
with great outcry. They will travel over
the arid plains FOR days with a single drink
and want nothing better than few thiStles or
coarse shrubs to feed upon. They care moth
ing about hay or barley in fact, will not eat
them if there is a cump Of willows or grease
wood within reach. They forsake the green
grass, loving to browse among th0rns or pluck
the twigs of trees. They are a solitary ANIMAL
aud when left to themselves go away into
lonely and desert places, seemingly fond of
solitude and sterility. Hence they fud delight
in this country, the sage planes being place
altogether to their minds One old patriarch
in this herd has been known, it is said to live
week on single clump Of greasewood,
which he came across, and considered too good
a thing to leave until it was wholly consumed.
The camel certainly cannot be called an epcu-
rean beast Silver Age.
Year: 1861

UARInoo-Tbe contagious Cariboo fever is
raging fearfany ia this section, and threatens
depopulation ia the coming Spring at more
rapid rate than the Frazer River excitement
Whether the departed will find the Golden
City of the New Jerusalem or place akin to
Satan saphuric regions, is yet to be deter
mined by the course Of events.
Year: 1861

BLuFFToN.-A private note to US, dated at
Button. Butte county says of that place =
" This is a new town, built up here day before
yesterday" It must be a good year for towns
up that way
Year: 1861

TIE PoOR.-We remember in great mercy
the bond-woman; we pray for the sheathing
Of the sword, and for the salvation Of the
Union; but are We not, meantime, over
looking a class in our midst who have claims
upon our hearts and hands-a class that
neither North or South, Church or State
especially care for-the poor know that
our city has, and is still, doing something to
ameliorate the condition of q portion of the
destitute, and that charitable societies are
not forgstful of the sufferer. But there are
among US, those who are looking famine in
the face and striving single-handed to elude
its grasp. A mothers love will move her to
battle long and braYely with cold and hum
ger before sending her darlings to the poor
house, and cOmmendable pride revolts at
the thought of seeing the delegates of char
table societies peering into closet and pantry
to learn Of needed and needless things
There are in this city men, not few, who
are out of employment. Their last dinner
has gone; all their valuable articles are in
the hands of the pawn-broker. The land
lords are calling for rent, and the children
for food and FIRE. Wood and provision deal
ers refuse credit where the payment pros
pect is nearly hopeless.


But there is, if possible, class still poorer
women who work-when they can find
wOrk-for from ten to Atty cents per day
With this small sum they must furnish food,
shelter, clothing and fuel for their fatherless
or deserted children. Many of these women
have never asked charity-they simply ask
justice. Give them work and righteous
recompense therefor-it is all they ask. But
so long as women are compelled to toll from
ten to fifteen hours for from ten to fifty cents,
so long there will be thefts, destitution and
depravity among US.


We regret that children are starving, and
that fallen women patrol our streets at nignt.
Who is in faultP Those who withhold from
woman an equivalent for her labor-those
who are housed and fed without looking after
the needy at their doors. Those are in fault,
who are clothed at the expense of the half
starved laborer.


But wished simply to suggest to the citi-
zens of Cleveland-to the wealthy women
more especially--that each constitute her
self, or himself, Yigilant Committee whose
business it shall be to look after the poor-to
supply their wants. Old garments, cast off
boots and shoes would be thankfully received
by those who have not the heart to make
known their needs. Food and wood might
be sent, in the blessed name of the Master,
to those who need, but never ask charity.


If 1.-THE of the sympathies of life was
given to the deserving poOr--if the l0Orking
l0oHen were remunerated for their labor
want and wretehedness would no longer
meet US reproachfully at the street corners;
children would not, as now, go s4pperless to
bed, the bare footprints upon the snowy
pavements would no longer whisper, "Inas-
much as ye have neglected those little
ones ye have neglected me and my teach
ings." H. F. NJ. B.
Year: 1861




CAPT. SAM. WEITING. = The gentleman
whose name precedes this item is one of
those true-hearted sailors of whom, in times
like these, we cannot be too proud Com
manding the steamship Marion, between the
ports of NewYork and Charleston he incurred
the Cnmity of the traitors by saluting the U. S.
flag on Fort Sumter, and when they under
took to make him hoist the sign of the rattle
snake State, he politely told them he would
resign first, he had always sailed under the
Aag of the Union, and he expected to die
under it. They wanted him to sail his ship
as a practical cruiser in search of the Star of
the West to capture or sink her; but he told
them plainly what he thought of such
proceeding, and found it advisable to come
North again, Vigilance Committee having
resolved to treat him to the compliment
tary attractions bestowed upon all who
choose to differ from the madmen wko at
present control that State. He is now
at home, among his friends, being just at
present without command. Having some
years sailed in the Hartstene Expedition to
the Arctic regions in search of DR.. Kane, his
former commander-Hartsten by the way,
being now secessionist himself-his friends
in New York have requested him to deliver
lecture upon his experience N the frozen
zone, which he had some time ago prepared.
We subjoin the correspondence:
Year: 1861

Winter quarters or otherwise, the Third
Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry mean to be on


the safe side. Nearly ALL Of them are costly
domiciled in species of wigwam, compounded
of sticks, brush, corn shucks, and any other
come-at-able thing; the whole being overlaid
with liberable allowance of the "sacred
soil.' The huts, wigwams, tents, or whatever
else they may be called, are quite diversified In
pattern. Those who wish to know how snug
habitations can be constructed with the raves


material might learn something by visiting thil
camp, which is pleasantly situated on steep
hillside. If all our soldiers were as ingenioul
and industrious as the men in this regiment,
camping in winter would not be very detri


mental to the health or efficiency of the army
Year: 1861

PUBLIC ENrERTAINMENTs-W want new The
atre in Washington. Mr. Bland has little
box on Eleventh street, which does very well
as temporary contrivance, and is great deal
better than nothing. But without wishing to
be unknd to the manager, he must allow us to
suggest that there is great room for improve
ment both in his house and his company.


The Chronicle is right We do "want new
theatre" ard must have one The little box
on Eleventh street" is disgusting hole, no,
Gt for decent people to enter, and should be
levelled to the earth, that upon its site new
temple, worthy of the drama and the capital o.
the nation, might be erected.
Year: 1861

WINTER QuARrERs.-The UrOaicle of yester
day says, we know not upon what authority
that at is generally understood that Genera
Mcclellan has Issued orders for the estab.
lishmeut of winter quarters among a large
portion Of the army" but that it must not be
understood that It in any way intcrleres with
the advance Of the army, or its progress to
Richmond.
Year: 1861

When Mason was at Bunker Hill, at the in
auguration of the statue Of Gen. Joseph War
ren in 1857, he said:


And when l return to my home, shall
have the satisfaction Of assuring my people
that the spirit of Bunker Hill yet lives in Mas
sachusetts."
Year: 1861

''The Dictionary Is imperishabe monument to the
learning and industry Of Its author and honor TO the
world Of letters. The mechanical execution Is far supe
rior to that Of any other Lexicon with which am
uuainted.p
Year: 1861

the songs of her homes uninvaded BY the
cries and ;errors OF battle; if she would have
the streets of her towns and cities again filled
with the hum and throngs of busy trade, and
her rivers and their shores once more vocal
with the steamers whistle-that anthem of
free aud prosperous commerce-then let her
stand fast by the Stars and Stripes, and do
Let her brave people say to the President Of
the nitcd States, "Iou are our Chief Mag
istrate the Government YOU have in charge
and axe striving TO save from dishonor and
Lismcmberment is our Governments YOUR
battles are our battles make room for US
therefore IN the ranks of your armies, that
your triumph may be our triumph also"
Year: 1861

VIEWS OF FIGnTING-JIere is what the
celebrated Major Jack Downing SAID several
years ago OF. fighting:


"ln the matter Of fighting there is one
thing always keep my eyes on, and found
Gen Jackson Of the same way of thinking,
and that is, to depend less on folks who say
they are ready to Shed the last drop of their
blood, than on folks who are ready to shed
the first drop. Give man eight dollars 4
day to make speeches in Congress- with the
right of free postage, and you hear enough
of the las: drop" matters; when it comes to
camp duty, then the first drop" folks have to
stand to the rack at eight dollars month.
Year: 1861

Till EXTRAVAGANCE or FASIIIoN.-Since
the rage SAYS the London Review. for dress
and iincry set in since extravaganza is a wo-
manly beauty and to live beyond ones means
a social rcquirement-since the loom and the
workshop have taken the place of birth and
refinement and the monied vulgarian is count
ed higher than the penniless aristoerat-
since women have been ranked by what they
wear and not by what they are, and becom-
Ing toilet is counted equal to a personal
s.ace-s:nce none but a chosen few dare to
be simple. none bat remnant of the faithful
dare to hold themselves aloof from luxury
and fasilion-morc families have been ruined
than has ever been known before, and the
boasted happiness of the English home is fast
becoming fable and myth.
Year: 1861

and you may stay without rent" A short
time after, in passing by the house, he found
the tenant moving his furniture and asked
him what that was for. "Why, you don't
think | am such a fool as to stay in that house,
when have found q much better one for
nothing"
Year: 1861


STATE OF MICHIGAN-County of Cass.-ss.
- At a session of the Probate Court for the
County of Cass, holden at the Probate Office in
Cassapolis, on Friday the first day of March, in
the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty
one Present-Clifford Shanahan, Judge of Pro-
bate. In the matter of the estate of Christpan
Kern, deceased On reading and fling the petition
duly verified, of Henry w. Bly,, praying for license
to sell real estate of said deceased


Thereupon it is ordered, that Saturday, the
thirteenth day of April next, at ten O'Clock, in the
forenoon, besassigned for the hearing of said Pc
tition and that the heirs at law of said deceased,
and all other persons interested in said estate, are
required to appear at session of said court, then
to be holden at the Probate Office in CassapOs, and
show cause, if any there be- why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted


And it is furtker ordered, that said petitioner
give notice t0the persons interested in said estate,
Of the pendency Of said petition and the hearing
thereof by causing copy of this order to be pub
iished in the Cass County Republican, newspaper
printed and circulating in said County of Cass, for
ing. O. SHANAHAN


A true copy Judge of Probate.


March ], 1851. march7- 46w4
Year: 1861

Where the sounding waves of the march of time
Are lost on the verge of the far off cline,
There's beautiful river, whose distant shore,
Is the first of the land of Forevermore.
Dark are its waters, although they gleam
In the mornings rays and the sunsets beam;
Sublime and sad do they roll along,
Like minor strain in tide of song.
But strange is the power of its mystic wave,
Mightier far than death and the grave;
And none may pass this beautiful river
But those who have done with earth forever.
And you and j, the young and the old, ra
The youth, aud the maid, and the worrior bold,
The brow of the snowy lock caressed,
And the infant that sleeps on its mothers breast
When the signal shall come from the far off land
That stretches away from that other strand,
Must bathe in the waves of this beautiful river
As we cross it o'er-as we cross it forever.
But o, what change will then be ours,
As our feet first touch the land of flowers,
And backward shall roll the curtained sky
Revealing the dawn of Eternity.


The v!gOr of youth through the veins shall flow,
And the lame shall leap like the mounting roe,
The ear shall unfold its sullen door,


And the eye pierce the distant and evermore
The infant shall spring from its mothers knee
A youth or maiden fair and free,


With morning star on its beautiful brow,


Where the stamp of mortality resteth now.
o, Beautiful river long to glide,


Life's journey done, Ger thy mystic tide;
My soul oft peers DER thy darklng wave,
For view of that shore which your waters lave.
1 long to hear my angel name .
From lips all untainted by sin and shame,
From tongues that warble no strain but love
The sweetest of songs in the world above.


OssEo, Hillsdale county Mich. Aug. 1850
Year: 1861

W The New Haven Neacs says !:
A little child of this city, who is ac-
knowledged by all to be pretty smart,
was holding very animated conversa-
ton with one Of about its own years,
few days since. A portion of it was
overheard, and it appeared to be dis
pute as to what their mothers could
do" Alternating various meritorious
acts, of which their Materials were
capable, the one in question put an
end to the dispute by exclaiming !:
i" Well there's one thing my mother
can do that yours can't-n,y mother
can take every one Of her teeth out at
once"
Year: 1861

Ladies will be glad to hear that
an English factory has discovered a
mode Of making 'sfast" the beautiful
color known as sMauve." 1t has been
washed and scrubbed in Italy even; be-
ing sent there especially for exposure
in drying to a bright hot sunlight, of
which we have not recently had much
experience. But the result was the
same-the color remained as pretty
and pure as ever. This discovery,
which is due to resident in Stafford,
must have a marked effect upon light
goods for ladies' Spring and Summer
wear. ~
Year: 1861

The special of the New York Times
from Washington; under date of the Oath
has the following:


The message of JEFF. Davis meets with
universal execration among members of the
Administration, for it's audaclous falsehoods.
1t is regarded as weak and hopeless effort
to face down the indispensable doom OF the
rebellion. The total silence as to the Union
demonstrations in East Tennessee is omiuous.
The comments Of Davis upon the invasion
of Beaufort are understood by the Admin.
istration to signify the adoption BY the Con.
federate government of the blacks Gag pro
position Of South Carolina. The war of
determination and upon the first act Of
outrage upon prisoners under the black flag,
q million men Of the North will be put in the
field to carry FIRE AMI sword to the Cult.
Davis knows this, and It is thought that being
desperate, be wishes to plunge bis wbo.e
people in ruin rather than have them survive
the failure Of bis madness, to execrate bis
memory. The PRONUNCIATION of Davis
sinister threats will lead to some modi6-
cation ofthe Presidents Message, provid-
ing Tor the contingency contemplated in
the rebel President's brutal and bloody
manifesto"
Year: 1861

The following extract is from sermon
by Mr.. BEECHER, from Heo. vii. 25th, late
ly published in the Independent. We have
not been accustomed to commend the writ>
ings of Mr.. BEgcHEK, but we are certain
that the words following spoke to the
hearts of the hearers, and gave them just
such help as poor human nature most needs
in this hour of distress and suspense. They
remind us of the touching apology of Paul,
81 speak as fool" when he forced him.
self to seem to boast, for the sake of his be
loved converts:


Next, we may take comfort and consola.
tion in reference to our earthly affairs. l
speak that which / do know, and testify
that which have felt and understood in
my heart. Indulge me moment, breth.
rem, for your own profit. / am as sensitive
to praise and blame, to right and wrong,
and to pain and pleasure, it seems to me,
as the mercury is to the atmosphere aud
have been placed for years in q situation
in which almost everything that would
tend to excite, annoy and distress person
has been brought to bear upon me; and
yet do not believe there has been man
in your acquaintance that in the main has
been more happy and contented than have
been. 1t has not been owing to my dispo-
sition sfor that has been tumultuous and
changing. What, then, has been the cause
of it? l bear witness, to the honor OF God
and for your comfort, that it has been q
constant sence that in human affairs there
was the presence and mediator OF my Sa
viour God. My God has been to me
friend-more than any human friend--and
He has done for me exceeding sbundantly
more than asked or thought. l can only
say that it is w0nderful-tne kindness, the
gentleness, the wisdom that have been ex.
ercised towards me by my Saviour in the
administration of human affairs. And now
for the time to come, shall l refuse to let
Him take care of my concerns? Shill no
longer trust in Him who has 80 long been
to me faithful friend? My Oldest con ls
in the army, and shall ] read with trem
bling anxiety the account of every battle.
to see if be is slain? gave bim to the
Lord, and shall not take him back ; and
will not worry and fret myself about it.
/ will trust in God, though be slay not
only him, but me also And all have put
on the same ground--1 try to, sometimes
not succeeding, and sometimes succeeding q
little. My God-this Christ Immsnue--
God with me--has sustained aud cOmforted
me in care and troub e, and taken away my
fear, and put hope ID its place and l look
to him still. And if there are any here that
have carried burdens, and whose faces are
wrinkled with care, l beseech you to try
living by faith 10 q present Saviour that
loves you, and 0rdains all things, and says
that everything shall work for your good
if you love God"
Year: 1861

contribute to the enemy's advantage or assist
ance. In foreign wars all private communications,
intercourse and trade between the cOntending ma
tions are interdicted but in nsurrectionary move
ments, those not leagued in the general conspira-
cy, or aiding therein, are not necessarily forbid
den all private intercourse trade with peaceful
and patriotic citizens resident within the insurrec
tiOnary districts.


"TO advise or procure a treason, is in nature
Of conspiring plotting treason which is not trea
son in itself"


These suggestions will enable you TO reach a
sound conclusion concerning every case brought
before you, involving the crime OF treason;i you
keep constantly in mind that there are two essen
tial elements of the offense-the reasonable in
tention and the overt act. You should also re-
member that mere expressions of opinion or crit
icisms upon public men and movements, however
severe or unjust, or free discussions concerning
public measures or policy, or the pedceu advo-
cacy of erroneous doctrines the exercise OF any
other lawful right pertaining to the privileges OF
citizenship dos not constitute treason In any te-
gal sense of the term and it is with treason in the
legal sense only that courts can deal.


In this connection your attention is called to
the second section of the act of Congress, the
terms of which are sufficiently explicit to need no
comment:


"Ifany person or persons, having knowledge
of the commission of any of the treasOns Aforesaid,
shall conceal, and not as soon as may be disclose
and make known the same to the President of the
United States, or some one of the Judges there
OF, or to the President or Governor of 4 particu-
lar State, or some one of the Judges or Justices
thereof, such person or persons, on conviction,
shall be adjudged guilty OF misprison of treason.