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Year: 1863

To Test COPPER OREs.-The following
simple methods of testing cuprifcrous ores,
which we recommend to such Of our friends
as have "copper" on the BRAIN, we find in a
late number of the San Francisco Mining
Press:


A very simple and ready method to test
the presence of copper in any ore is to drop
little nitric acid upon it, and after short
time dip feather into the acid and wipe it
over the bladeof knife. If there be the least
quantity of copper in it, the same Will be
precipitated on the knife. Perhaps simpler
mnde than this can not be named.


A blow test pipe may readily be made as
follows: Place a small piece of copper ore
with little borax on piece of charcoal and
apply the flame of blow pipe, when if any
copper is present it will soon show itself in a
small globule.


Again, take small quantity of the ore
and pulverize it, place the powder in small
vial, add three or four times its bulk of nitric
acid, which will soon dissolve the powder !;
then add little water. and dip the point of
knife, or any piece of bright iron into the
liquid. If copper is present the iron will be
found coated with it.
Year: 1863


werye never s,zcrv'd FROM the old green flag,
Upborne o 'er many bloody plain,
rTis now a torn and tattered rag,
But we'll bear it proudly oft again;
Well raise it high, this dear old flag,
From Liffey's banks to Shannon's stream,
Till victory Ger the pirates rag
Upon our sacred cause shall beam.


Hurrah, hurrah . for our dear old flag
Hurrah for our gallant leader too,-
Though tbs torn and tattered rag,
We would not change it for the new,
We would not change it for the new
We've borne it with the Stripes and Stars,
From the Oaks to Frederick bloody plain
And see, my boys, Our wounds and scars
Can tell how well we did the same
Our young cbief-the brav' ST of his race
Was ever foremost mid the brave,
Where death met heroes face to face,
And gathered harvests for the grave.


Hurrah hurrah for our dear old flag:
Hurrah for our gallant leader too,-
Though It's a torn and tattered rag,
We would not change it for the new !
We would not change it for the newl
We miss full many a comrades smile,
The grasp of many friendly hand,
We mourn their loss, and grieve the while
They had not died for fatherland.
But Ger their fresh and CORY graves,
We swear it now and evermore,
To free green Erin-land of slaves
And Danish tyrants from her shore


Hurrah hurrah for our dear old flag,
Hurrah for our gallant leader too,-
Though It's a torn and tattered rag,
We would not change it for the new
We would not change it for the new
Now we're pledged to free this land,
So long the exile's resting place,
To crush for aye traitorous band,
And wipe out treason's deep disgrace,
Then let us pledge Columbia cause,
God prosper poor old Erin too,
Well trample on her tyrants laws
Hurrah for the old land and the new.


Hurrah hnrrah for our dear old flag
Hurrah for our gallant leader too,-
Though It's torn and tattered rag,
We would not change it for the new
We would not change it for the new
Year: 1863

LIGHr.-The ordinary fat kerosene lamp
wick is usually trimmed so as to take the
convex form. This causes the flame to as
sumo the shape of a cone. 1t has been de-
monstrated that if the wick is made to con-
cave, or lowest at the center, the flame will
take forked shape similar to that produced
by gas, and the amount of light is nearly
doubled by the same quantity of Kerosene
SNf Dfmocrrf
Year: 1863

THE Use OF ARMY CBAPLAINs-The Sc
verest punishment, devised by the officers
of the Federal army for the bad conduct of
the men, is to order the offender to attend
divine service. The horror of being COM
pelied to listen to a regimental chaplain is
infinitely superior to that ofincarceration in
the guard huse or bucking and gaggng.
= Waskos Tires
Year: 1863

An editor out west who was recently elec-
ted to the Indiana Legislature. was so elated
with his success, thai he caught himself By
the seat OF the trowsers aud tried to hold
himself out at arms length. 1t is added in
a postscript. that he would have accomplished
the feat if he hadn't let go to spit on his
hant.s
Year: 1863

Action brought in the District Court of the 9th Ju
dieial District, of the State of California. and the
Complaint filed in the said county of Shasta, in
the Office of the Clerk of said District Court.
Year: 1863

We need not invite the attention of our readers
to the ell quent oration Of Mr. EVERETT, delivered
yesterday at Gettysburg, in commemoration OF the
heroic men who fell in the battles at that place
during the three memorable days which opened the
month of July, in this year. Whether regard be had
to the inspiring grandeur of his theme to the dis


ngushed reputc Of the orator for the day, nothing
is wanting to give vivid interest to this celebration
of events ever destined to fill conspicuous place
in the military and civil annals of the Republic,
for it is perhaps safe to say that the issue Of the
conflicts at that historic point were suspended al
tentative consequences involving more of critical
significance in regard to the complexion of our fu-
ture than have depended the result of any other
wager of battle that has been joined by the con-
tending parties to the dread arbitrament which
engages the attention, not only of our country but
Of the whole civilized world. To the celebration
of this great trial of arms in its preliminary and
attending circumstances, in the military skill and
valor and devotion Of which it will remain the
perpetual memorial, and in the far reaching dest-
nies that hung on its decision, Mr.. EVERETT has
brought the resources of that opulent rhetoric to
which the literature Of the country is indebted for
SO many similar contributions, drawn from the
stores of his surprising eoquence.
Year: 1863

few days ago recorded the safe arrival at San
Francisco Of the monitor Camsnche which was built
Jersey City and shipped the ship Aquila for that
distant point The citizens had scarcely got over their
congratulations upon the presence Of roncad their
barbor when gale set in during which, on Mon
day last the Aqua, still having the Csmanche on board
cargo broke from her moorings stove in her bottom
and sank with her bow in forty feet aud her stern twenty
feet Of water Every effort is making to save her cargo


he monor and the latest despatch expresses the opinion
that will be saved and hopes entertained also Of
raising the ship in condition to be repaired though
hull il greatly damaged.
Year: 1863

Our readers will be grieved TO learn that Admiral Snu.
BRICK has been aborng for days under severe
which has caused his friends some anxiety
perhaps from the violence of the attack than from
the nature of the disease Yesterday morning the critical
state was passcd and he had completely rallied The
strength OF constitution uumpared by 6ty.seyen wears
of uDremtted labor in the service Of his country has
triumphed over the malady,
Year: 1863

pronounced the eloquent oraton which we had the plea
sure of placing before readers in yesterdays Inte-
gencer.


When Mr. Everett had concluded the following Hymn,
composed by Hon b. b. French sung with excellent
effect by the Baltimore Gee Club:


'Tis holy ground


This spot, where, in their graves,


We place our Country's braves,


Who fell in Freedoms holy cause,


Fighting for Liberties and Laws


Let tears abound.


Here let them rest


And summers heat and winters cold


Shall glow and freeze above this mould


thousand years shall pass away;


Nation still shall mourn this clay


Which now is blest


Here, where they fell,


Oft shall the widows tear be shed,


Oft shall fond parents mourn their dead,


The orphan here shall kneel and weep,


And maidens, where their lovers sleep,


Their woes shall tell.


Great God in Heaven


Shall all this sacred blood be shed


Shall we thus mourn glorious dead,


Oh, shall the end be wrath and woe,


The knell of Freedoms overthrow


Country riven2


1t will not be-


We trust, oh God thy gracious power


To aid us in our darkest hour.


This be our prayer, :" Oh Father, save


peoples freedom from it's grave


All praise to Thee!"


SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT.
The PRESIDENT then appeared at the foot of the plat
form, and upon being introduced by the Marshal was
cferously cheered by the vast audience He spoke as
follows:


-Four score and years ago fathers brought
forth on this continent nation, conceived 10 liberty
and dedicated to the proposition that all created
equal Applause Now are engaged i'm great
civil war; testing whether that nation any other nation
30 conceived and dedicated can long endure We are
now on great battle field of that war We are met to
dedicate portion of it the final resting place of those
who here gave their lives that that nation might live 1t
is altogether fitting and proper that should do this
But in larger cannot dedicate we cannot con-
secrats, cannot halow this ground. The brave men,
living and dead who struggled here have consecraed it
far above our poor power to add to detract Ap-
pause The world will little note nor long remember
what may say here but it forget what they
did here. [Appause.
the unfinished work that they have thus far so noby
ried on Appause 1t s rather for here to be dedi-
Gated to the great task remaining before that from this
honored day take increased devotion to that cause for
which they here gave the last full measure Of devotion
that here highly resolve that these dead shall not have
died in vain. Applause, That the nation shall under
God have new birth of freedom and that Governments
of the people by the people end for the people, shall
perish from the earth. Long continued applause.
After the ceremonies concluded salute was fired
BY the artillery and the military portion of the procession
formed and escorted the President his lodgings where
he subsequently, visited by large number of citizens
He returned to Washington 10 special train which left
Gettysburg about O'clock and arrived here about
one o'clock Friday morning.
Year: 1863

Weekly National InteIIigencer.


BY GALES 81 SEATON


JAMES @. wELLING, ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
The subscription price of tins paper for year Two
!, DOLLARS, payable in advance.
reduction of 20 per cent (onsh Of the full charge>
will be made any who shall order and for at
time ten copies of the Weekly paper and reduction of
q per cent Cor oneourth Of the full charge) to ONE
who will order and pay for, at time twenty or more
copies


No being kept this paper it will not be sent
to any unless paid for advance nor any
the time for which it is paid.
Year: 1863

Some rebel officers the other day desiring to
communicate with General Hunter by iag Of
truce at Port Royal Ferry, instructed the officer
bearing it to hold no intercourse with any otli-
ccr commanding negro regiment. As Colonel
Hiwgnsou happened to DO the officer in com
maud, the flag Of truce was returned, with no
answer,


A MINED COMMIssIOS.-lt is understood
that, upon representations made to the War
Department from unquustiOnabC authority, a
mixed commission Of military officers and
civilians has been appointed by the Secretary
Of War to proceed at once to the West and eX-
mine into the operations of the army police in
Tennessee and Kentucky and report to the
War Department.


New RAILROAD DErur n EAST BAITIMOKE.-
The Northern Central aud Pennsylvania Rail,
road has purchased Of the Canton Company a
portion OF their real estate in East Baltimore,
| for depot at that point.


The Government is also negotiating with the
same company for a sufficient quantity Of land
TO erect buildings for an ordnance depot.
Year: 1863

There are great many thousands o.
people of New England parentage who dai
" thank their stars that they are not ofpuri
tan pareniage. The difference is wide
The distinction of races in New EnglanG
and in New England emigrants all over
the country is as marked as na;ionaliies
IN Europe To have been born in New
England. therefore, does not, happily
prove man 10 belong to the dominant
race there, the landing Of whose progeni-
tors on Plymouth Rock was in our opinion
the greatest curse ever inflicted on man
kind since the fail Of Adam. For if this
/ Republic shall fail--if this grand expert
ment oi the competency OF man for sell
government shall fa,l-if the sun of liber-
~ on lis continent, shall go down in blood


the awful calamity viii have come OF
the infection OF the national politics and
the rational religion and the national So
cal organization with the poison Of Puii-
tauism.


To-day he urpermosi thought in the
public mind of tie western and middle
States is whether restoration of lasting
peace and reconstruction Of the Union be
possible on any other terms than the cx-
clu.io Of the Puritan section from associ
alton in the common cornpact-not that II
wou.d not be a ainful thing to slough off
any section Of tie Old Ual)n, bat whether
the unwelcome choice must not be made
between such severance and general dlsin-
tegraiion and imijless war.


We do not discuss this question now,
though we propose to discuss it within a
a few days. We write now simply to set
ourselves right As to some references We
made two days ago to celebration in
this city Of the anniversary Of the landing
on Plymouth Rock. That reference is,
and We are quite willing it should be oilen-
sive to the Puritan element hereabout.-
Ii need not be offensive 10 any other ele.
ment Of New EngIaLd origin unless such
element choose to make ii so, as to which
however we are entirely careless. 1t is
source Of thankulness that more than one
third of the people of New England de,est
Pulitanism as heartily as it is detcsted in
The West or South and II Is a fact that
there are New England statesmen who be-
gin TO see no other way cut Of the na:icn
al peril than the exclusion OF the Puritan
section from the future Union. Is it not
well. in view of possible shadows of COM
ing events, for New England men, where
ever their present habitations. TO examine
themselves and see whether they be Puri
tans or otherwise and govern themselves
accorIinglye- Chicago Times.
Year: 1863

Whatever cf human rights. of law. OF
morality, or of religion may stand in the
way Of her success. she tramp!es in the
dust. She is determined TO succeed in
her purposes, at whatever cost to the rest
OF the country.


Such being the fact, is it wonderful that
desire to be rid of New England is be.
ginning to find expression? Is it wonder
ful that intelligent people. who know
how much the country has suffered at her
hands, ard who, seeing the drift of her
present policy, foresee the consequence Of
further association with her, desire to get
rid Of such a curse to the peace and liber
ties of the people? We think not, we pre-
dict that if New England persists III her
present policy, she will be cleft in the
cold to draw subsistence from her bleak
and barren hills, cast off from the ''protec-
ton and commelcal advantages which
she has so long ungratefrlly enjoyed at the
hands OF the other States of the Unlon.-
And rather than she should rule the coun-
try with her sellishness and intolerance,
we should wish her left out in the cold
So far as her deserts are concerned, she
deserves to be tied, half naked and half
fed, to her own barren rocks. exposed to
her own Lleak winds. her cries unheeded
by the States whose indulgence she has so
long abused, and unheard by Heaven, 50
long insulted b! her hypocrisy. She seems
striving to provoke this fate for herself
and she may succeed. Chicago Times.
Year: 1863

the effort is a useless ore. Fit Lad been
wise in the day Of is power, and had de-
Tended the rights Of the people, and been
willing TO listen to advice, even from its
opponents, it would have shown some
knowleS ge of tie character of our institu-
tons; but unfortunately it evinced neither,
and it may get up as many cartridge box
Congress men and Senators as it car. and
yet Truth and Right will come out upper
most. Honesty will win in The long run,
even if cheating gets the advantage in the
start.--N. T. Caucasian
Year: 1863

@ The Union man who allows his bnsf-
ntss OF any other cause to keep him from voting
me Union ticket to days is as bad as sslak In the
army who falls to do his duty In the hon. OF battle
Year: 1863

The Mobile Tribune says the decision OF
Judge Jones in the Confederate Sates Court
respecting the liability of aliens is regarded as
one of the most important decisions that have
yet been given; and will have wonderful ef-
feet in bringing about cbcnge in matters genr
orally. For there are any quantity of these
poople who have resided in this city married
here and bave been doing business for years.
and since the war have sworn that they never
intended to become citizens. sud were granted
exemptions on this oath--mcn who are now
engaged in every branch Of speculation, and
doing more to depreciate our currency than
any other class in the community. We are told
that there are hundreds in the interior who
travel from towns to farms, buying up all the
produce they can get hold of and shipping il
to the cities on speculation, which 10 partly
tho excuse for the exorbiisnt prices we have
been paying all winter. Now that the Judge
has declared them liable to coDscription, the
country will probably be rid of them, so far as
their business" qualifications are concerned
at least.
Year: 1863

from beggary, and made suppliant


before God for mercies on your head


every day that she lives; the sick
and unfortunate succored, the or
phan educated, the school founded,


the village lined with shade trees, a
free library established, and thou


sand such like things. A man is not


known by how much money he has,


but by what that money is worth to
him. If it is worth only selfshness,
meanness, stinginess, vanity, and
naughty state, a man is not rich if
he own a million dollars If it means
generosity, public spirit, social com
fort and refinement, then he is rich
on a few hundred. You must put
your hand into mans heart to find
out how much he is worth, not into
his pocket.
Year: 1863

1


Sit by the window and look over the
way TO your neighbours excellent man.
sion which he recently built and paid
for, and sigh out, 20 that were rich
mani ...-.-


Get angry with your neighbor, and
think you have not friend in the world.
Shed tear or two, aad take a walk in
the burial ground continually saying to
yourself, "fWhen shall'I be buried here?'


Sign a note for friend, and never for
get your kindness, and every hour in the
day whisper to yourself, L wonder if he
will ever pay the note.'


Think everybody means to cheat you.
Clesely examine every bill you take, and
doubt its being genuine till you have put
the owner to a great deal of trouble
Believe every ninepenee passed on you is
but sixpence crossed, and express your
doubts about getting rid of it if you
should venture to take it.


Put confidence in nobody, and believe
every man you trade with to be rogue.


Never accommodate if you can possibly
help it. Never visit the sick or afflicted,
and never give farthing to assist the
poor.


Buy as cheap as you can and screw
down the lowest mill. Grind the faces
and hearts of the unfortunate.


Brood over your misfortune, your lack
of talents, anil believe that at no very
distant day you will come to want. Let
the workhouse be ever in your mind with
all the horrors of distress and poverty.


Follow these recipes strictly, and you
will be miserable to your hearts content
IF we may so speak-sick at heart and
at variance with all the world. Moth
ing viii cheer or encourage you, nothing
throw CLEAN of sunshine or ray Of
warmth into your heart
Year: 1863

contrast between the two Regts. was rath-
er striking. Some of our men were hag-
gard, weak, and suffering from the want
of proper food.


There was no Uniformity in our dress,
some wearing overcoats, and with dress
coats, and others with their fatigue suits
on. Some with hats and others caps.


We were glad that we had got to Pen
sacola. The first view of the town and
land, to me at least, was rather encour-
aging. We were soon in our quarters,
that consisted of large unoccupied house,
not far from the wharf. Two houses
of this description were soon appropriated
to the use of the sick. where they in a
large number, soon were taken, where they
soon began to die at rate quite alarm.
ing Young men convalesent from the
hospitals in New Orleans again sickened
and died in day or two, and sometimes
in few hours. in some instances from
diptheria and in others from dyscntery,
or fever.


During the time that we aged here the
number of deaths as near as [ could learn
was sixty, and all from the 9TH Vt.
The decease of many, l doubt not was
hasteued if not Immediately occasioned
by our exposure on the Nassau. Those
of us who were not made worse by that
voyage soon began slowly to amend in
health. The water and air is good at
this place, our stock of provisions was Of
better quality and better cooked, our
quarters dry and clean, consequently
healthy.


During our stay but little occurred be-
yond the common routine of military duty.
On two occasions however VIC were called
ont by the midnight alarm. If in future
this should be our lot, it is to be hoped
we shall be prepared for it and gain the
cause of freedom. Very truly yours,


TuEo.
Year: 1863

CAMP SToUGHToN, Santa Rosa Island,


February 25th. 1868.


Mr.. ED1roR:-I presume that you have
heard of the adventures and sufferings of
said regiment up to late date so | will
commence my story with an account of
voyage on the Mississippi river and Gulf
of Mexico, Nov. 18th. At the time of
our departure from New Orleans, vio-
lent storno arose lasting several days. 1t
seemed to be our hard lot to start in this
storm, as though there was no other time
for us. Many of US were in state of
health that rendered US unfit to 60 to
Pensacola in the manner and at the time
that we did, the fatal consequences of
which | will soon relate. For several
. days the weather had been extremely
cold, the chill north wind being as un-
pleasant to us as, Gn far better condition)
used to be the severe cold and frost of
: the north. The weather moderated some
what on the morning of the 18th. 1t be-
gan to rain quite hard about ten o'clock.
But we were called out by our officers
about two o'clock in the afternoon.
Many of us were glad that we were going
: to leave the cotton press in New Orleans,
for Pensacola, as we had heard that the
latter place was as healthys place as
anywhere in the south Our gladness,
however, was turned to sorrow before we
arrived there. AS said, we we're called
into line and marched down to the wharf
and there from some unaccountable cause
were obliged to wait standing in the storm
an hour or so, loaded and encountered
all the time with our knapsacks stuffed
with surplus articles of clothing, with our
other equipments and arms, looking verify
like drove Of dromedaries. At last the
welcome, Attention" Shoulder arms" p"
&C.. was heard in the clear ringing voice
of our Col. and the crowding on
board of the steamer Nassau was COM
menccd. What place for regiment of
men, half of them invalids, especially in
.artempest, for v,yage of even tho days
on the deep merciless waters Of the Gulf.
For the majority of US there was no shell
ter on board. Three companies, II. E
and X we're crowded on the hurricane
deck. There we're several men in these
companies that had just been discharged
from the hospital, and we're without blan-
kets or overcoats and to my certain
knowledge were unable to get any kind OF
shelter the first night, though the cold
continued and the rain fell in torrents
most of the time.


1t is true that place was provided by
the humanity of Surgeon Blanchard. The
humanity Of man in many cases is
not measured by what what he actually
does. but by what heintends and tries to
do. The Surgeon in this case did all he
could for the sick, and that was but little.
He, by proper authority appropriated one
Of the space-ways leading from the fore
part of the ship to the cabin, to the use Of
the sick soldiers This passage was
about three feet wide about three-fourths
Ofthe way, and the rest about ten feet in
length by eight in width. Into this