Year: 1864

news from the outside world, or rather in
the verbiage Of President Taylor's celebrated
Message, 'from all the world, and the bal
ance of mankind" Although the budget
of intelligence was both large and interest
I ing from many quarters, we are very natu-
rally more solictous about the common veal
of Idaho, "Our Idaho" particularly this por.
tion thereof, just at this present time than
even the most classically elegant, chaste, ex-
pressive, erudite and statesmanlike para
graphs contained in the Message of the
President and the sayings and doings of the
Territorial Legislature at Lewiston are as
eagerly sought alter as valuable minerals or
as precious stones. There is a what
curious idlosyncrasy in the action taken by
the lower House in oustng member east
of the mountains from his seat, because the
479 votes cast at Laramie elected him, and
no legal election appeared to have taken
place there. Wonder if the election there
was not as legal for him as for Wallace for
whom they were all counted in as ''all right"
by his Excellency the Acting Governor? To
the 479 conceded illegal votes of Laramie,
taking it for granted that the Legislature
was correct Gas is no doubt the case) add
$50 illegal votes at Fort Boise (sodiers non
resident in the Territory and deducting the
sum total from the 853 majority Wallace re-
ceived and we have an approximate to the
real result. So much for the grandloquent
strains and "hifalutin" terms in which the
immaculate Age at Lewiston reioices over
the success Of fraud, illegality and political
trickery. Suffice it to say, for the benefit
Of that purchased and purchasable organ,
the Democracy of Idaho still live, and in
Boise will meet abotionism, fanaticism, cor
ruption, bribery dark -lanternism and every
other ism inimical to the Constitution and
the Union Of our glorious country, again
and again. The Loyal (?) Leagues here
are like the game the man sold, running,
but the apple of discord has unfortunately
found its way among them, and each of the
frequent meetings are said to TEEN with cur
ses both loud and deep, banded about,
among and toward the respective members.
When they shall have learned the important
lesson OF how to manage their own affairs
peaceably and harmoniously, they may be
able to 'keep the ball rolling" in their ef-
forts to gobble up and control everything
outside


The law organizing the District Courts
Will very materially contribute to setting
the Judicial machinery Of the Territory in
motion and will give ga starter" to many lit
igants whose rights, real or supposed, have
been lying in allegiance awaiting a time when
they could have some adjudication of pend
ing difficulties. There are are a number of
important criminal cases awaiting action by
grand jury, and trial in the event of in
dictments being found; not less than half
dozen of which are commitments for murder
in the first degree.


The location of the Territorial Capital is
a subject of no inconsiderable interest,
though up to the 10Th December the latest
dates from Lewiston received here, no ac-
tion had been taken by the Legislature
thereon. The official returns of the fall
election published in the AGE show pretty
conclusively that more than half the voters
of the Territory are in Boise County, and
more than half the voters in Boise County
in the precinct of West Bannock (Baunock
City,. This shows pretty conclusively
where the territorial capital ought to be To-
Gated.


The winter, thus far, has passed off much
more pleasantly than many here anticipated,
and for weeks past sleighing parties, balls,
and various kinds of festivities have been
the order of the day-and night Late and
early during the week preceding, the week
during, and the week following the holidays
the jingle of sleigh bells and merry laugh of
other bellies out for health and pleasure
might be heard at almost all hours of the
twenty-four in Bannock. In fact it was one
continued sound of rejoicing, of enjoyment,
and Of jollity among the greater portion Of
the 'dear peeps" of this vicinage What
is more gratifying there have been no events
of serious nature occurring during that
period either in or around Bannock to mar
the prevalent carnival of mirth and enjoy
ment The nearest approach to anything
of the kind was a stabbing afray OF Christ
mas eve in which "colored cuss from Af-
frica," known as "slim Jim," formerly
distinguished guest of the State of Oregon
resident in the Penitentiary of that State
stabbed another "American citizen of Afri-
can DESCENT who is now in fair way to
recover from what was at first believed to be
of very dangerous if not mortal nature.
Placerville was the theatre of murderOus
tragedy upon Christmas day, in which one
Hugh Donahue shot and almost instantly
killed miner named j. f. Miller, without
the least provocation. $500 reward has
been offered by the authorities of Boise
County for the apprehension of DonOhue


Business has been more lively here during
the winter than most persons anticipated
Nearly all arc doing something at present
and every one is not only hopeful, but conf
IDENTIFY sanguine as to the future


The coldest weather was the first Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of January; the
mercury reaching a maximum Of some l9
degrees below zero on Tuesday at this place
aud 25 degrees below zero at Placerville.-
The stage, or sleigh, rather, runs tri-weekly
very regularly between the two places-not
having missed trip this winter so far.
Snow has not fallen as yet here to exceed a
foot in depth, and much has melted away by
continuous thaws. Since the cold "snap"
before mentioned, snow storm has set in


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