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Year: 1864

1t becomes my duty to make one more re-
port, to the people of this county,. on the
condition of the Public Schools. 1t is highly
gratifying to be able to state that there has
been more interest taken in the erection of
school houses, and the welfare of the schools,
generally, during the past year, than at any
previous time. People are beginning to re-
alize the great Importance of educational
privileges, for their children, and though
many are far below the mark, at the rate we
are improving, they will soon be up to the
proper standard.


Even the town, that has always been be-
hind on school matters, till recently, is seri-
ously taking steps that will eventually cul-
inmate in the erection of a Public school
house. There are now seven school houses
either complete, or in process of erection in
the county. l think FIVE of these are of
logs, fact to be deplored, for, though they
are better than none, they do not exhibit any
great amount of public spirit on the part of
citizens and are really the dearest house
that can be built. They are seldom made
convenient, or comfortable; are considered
no better than a cabin by the children, and,
after being patched up every year to keep
them in order for time, are finally aban-
doned for better ones.


District No 8, has taken the lead in this
matter A school house has been built
there at cost of $1,000, that might serve
as model, for many older places than this;
yet there is not a district in this county, that
is not perfectly able to expend like amount
for school house, and never feel it. The
trouble is, many who are able will do moth
ing, while those who are interested do not
feel able to bear the entire burden. 1t is
strange that in matter of public interest
so many are unwilling to render assistance


1t is fact beyond dispute, that the value
of property, in any community, is in proper
ton to the degree of education, the value of
school property and the grade of schools.


Boston has recently expended $230,000 on
school houses Philadelphia has just voted
Sl,000,000 for the same purpose. They
evidently consider money expended in this
way well invested. San Francisco built one
house for school purposes last year at cost
of S45,0 900 Surely this county can afford
$4,000 for their own benefit benefit that
would result in the addition of 100000 to
the value of your property.


The amount of school fund reported to me
as being in the treasury on the first Of De-
cember, was 1892. Whole No, of Districts
that reported, was nine. Total number of
children, 600. Being a triae over $500
each fsa..-. .s t.. %. &. .
Year: 1864

COUNTY PAUPERs.-There are now three
men in DR.. Kinsey's Hospital in this city,
all of whom are afflicted with paralysis, re-
sulting from injuries to the spine. Neither
of them are capable of moving their lower
e1tremities, and are entirely helpless. They
have to be handled and cared for like in
fants, which of course, is no pleasant oecu-
patton for their nurses. All are friendless
and without pecuniary means, and they are
kept at the expense of the county The ex-
pense of keeping them, we learn from one of
the Commissioners, will at the present rates,
amount to about $4,000 per year
While the county remains in its present in
debted state the Commissioners are power
less to make any other provisions for them
than they have done. Common humanity
demands that they should be provided for,
and they will have to be kept where they
are, unless the people take the matter in
hand and raise fund to send them away, to
San Francisco or elsewhere, where they can
receive such medical aid as may probably
cure them, or at least be kept by eomnu-
nifty better able to support them and where
the common necessaries of life are not SO
costly as here.
Year: 1864

WILL VETo IT.-A private letter from
Olympia says Specific Contract Law will
most likely be passed by the legislature, but
it is understood that the leaders of the Re.
publican party at Olympia differ from their
brethren in California, Oregon, and daho
upon the nice point of +" lawyialty," and will
seek to make party measure of it, aud that
under their influence, Governor Pickering
is understood to stand pledged to veto the
bill. This being the case, and the House
standing SO nearly equally divided, pOliti-
cally, it is not likely that the necessary two
thirds vote can be got to pass the bill over
the Governors veto. Among thinking bus
mess men of all parties, the passage of such
law has been earnestly looked toward to as
absolutely necessary for their protection, and
if the Governor and his party veto the bill,
they may expect that the anathemas that
will be heaped upon them for the act will
not be confined to any particular party.
Among that class of Democrats who make
politics trade, the veroing of the bill will
make no material difference, as it will fur
nish them handle with which to grind out
political capital against their opponents in
future election campaigns; but it will make
difference with the people of all parties in
the Territory who desire to see the adoption
of measures for the public veal, and if these
things cannot be done within the ranks of
parties, they will see that they are done out
side of them. The idea that there is any
thing disloyal in the mere compelling of men
to fulfill contracts and pay their debts in
gold coin when they have specifically agreed
to do so is too absurd for argument, and on
ly worthy the heads of such shallow-brained
men as have been appointed to Office in, and
who assume to rule the destinies of this Ter
ritory. 1t only substantiates the assertion
that has been made by many, that, to be 10y
al, according to their standard, is only to be
dishonest. In this connection, it is only
necessary to further suggest that the Terri
torial officers receive their salaries in green.
backs.
Year: 1864

COLD BELow.-From Mr.. Geo. Thomas, who
returned from the Dalles this week we learn
that it has been much colder at the Dalles and
between there and the Cascades than it has here.
This is usual-the climate of this valley being
universally acknowledged to be the mildest east
of the Cascades The river between the Dalles
and Cascades and between the Cascades and
likely free by this time. Col. Ruekel, who was
at the Dalles, promised to send boat to Wallu-
Ia as coon as it was possible to do So The low
water on the upper river" was as great an in
pediment to navigation as the ice.
Year: 1864

From the way the people of Lewiston are
striving to hold on to the Capital, we should
judge that they regard its retention among them
as their last and only hope for the future ad-
vancement of that town. The zeal they mani
fest has never been equalled by any community,
exceptitwas they Olympiaites, when they divided
Washington Territory in order to keep the Cap
ital from being taken from their dingy and an
cient village. 1t will be remembered that some
Lewistonians took very prominent part in di-
viding our Territory, IN order that they might
secure the Capital of Idaho at lewiston
The Olympia clique ought to feel some sympa-
thy now for the predicamentof of the Lewistonians.
The prime movers in the old division scheme,
at Lewiston, expected that they would be guar
anteed the Idaho Capital for all time, as just
compensation for services rendered to the Olym-
plates in the matter of division. But the Sc
quel shows that they we're badly mistaken The
Capital will go to Boise City, Notwithstanding
the herculean and death-like grip of those who
seek to hold it to its original locality. We do
not wish to rejoice over the misfOrtunea of our
neighboring town, nor by any means to wish it
anything but prosperity in the future; but we
must say it got badly sold by that Division &
Capital Joint Stock Company. Better try some
thing else, and let go that hold before you get
carried bodily off, @ 4
Year: 1864




WRoNG.-Some very young gentlemen have
been taking advantage of the not mysterious
disappearance" of few candy toys from the
Christmas Tree the other night, and seeking to
ingratiate themselves into the ''good graces" of
their young" lady loves by inquiring of them
if they got certain articles from the tree which
never had place there, and then mysteriously
limiting that they knew of such articles be-
ing placed there, and that they must have been
clandestinely removed Boys, that is wrong
all wrong, and will eventually rebound to your
discredt for the girls will, in time find out the
truth of the matter. Besides, by such false in
situations, you give occasion for suspicion to
light upon some innocent person, and thus show
yourself as bad, if not worse, than the person
who would be guilty of what you insinuate
Change your tactics for the future and go to
your "little divinites" and tell them the truth ;
that you would have been glad to have made
them present, but your circumstances would
not permit it, and our word for it, they will
think just as much of you as if you made them
a nice present.
Year: 1864

House BLOWN DowN.-A large frame building
belonging to Mr. Thos. Evans, was blown down
on Wednesday morning, on the corner below
the City Hotel. The building was in course of
erection and only partially completed. Old
Chinook took advantage of the situation, and
blowing his blasts with terrible violence through
the apertures of the frame work, brought the
building to the ground with atremendous crash
No personreceiyed any injury from the fall, but
some of the lumber of the building was badly
bruised and smashed up.
Year: 1864

BIZ C. E.H.
rested on woody lawn,


My head reclined against a tree
Whose leaves were rustling over me,
Stirred by the breezes of the morn.
harkend to the whispering breeze,
While louder, stronger grew its sony,
Till, like stream it pourd along
The tops OF the surrounding trees.
1t said that in the years to be


Earth will with perfect art be crowned,
And all the starry regions round
Be shorn Of half their mystery.
The telescope shall conquer space
And the deep secrets of the skies
VIII be revealed unto our eyes,
While wonder iushes every face.
The electric fluid, like beam


OF subtle light will pierce the sea,
And Indies and the poles shall be
United by the mystic stream.
knowledge and Wisdom, brothers twin,
Shall walks the rounds of all the earth,
And hidden springs of thought where dearth
Dried up the mind, be Cpd within.
And from the heart of man q stream
Of love shall rise, and whelm the soul,
Till all the world from pole to pole
With one vast brotherhood shall team.
Famine and pestilence, no more


Avenging visitants shall come;


No more million mouths be dumb,
A million warriors felled In war.
The plough-share. and the pruning -hook,
Shall be recast from gun and sword,
And man shall know no other Lord
Than Him who gave the Holy Book.
And children then will start to think
How man, with fierce and wicked will,
Could rise his brother man to kill
And send him tottering DER the brink.
Earth with full harvests shall rejoice,
And her tall forest sons shall raise
Their green-rObed arms to heaven, and praise
Ascend in one harmonious voice.
The lark shall sing from morn to eve,
Complaining, that the hours are few
To tell its love, and sweetly through
The night, the nightingale shall weave
Melodious songs, that charm the ear,
Dying and fainting like dream


Over forest, field and stream,
While listening still, we think we hear.
l woke! the winds had ceased to sing,
The world was not the world dreamed;
Yet In nv waking mood, it seemed
I had not dreamed an idle thing.
And that some future day the soul


OF man shall brighten with the dawn
Beam out on one harmonious whole.
Year: 1864

THE population of the British North
American Provinces that are uniting is but
little short of 100000. The Catholic
religion is held by considerably more than
two -fifths Of the number.
Year: 1864

this deplorable ignorance is in the fact that
common or free schools areunknown; and
the reason they are not known is because
the rich STAKEHOLDER frowns upon them; and
the reason hefrowns upon themis because
they dangerous to theinstitutioaot 'staUerg.
And as the common and poor whites can
not have schools without the appreciation
of the aristecracy, therefore the masses of
the people grow up in the most abjeet ig-
norance, not knowing one letter or figure
from another, but well trained in all the
social vices attendant upon such a state of
society. These things oar eyes haze seen
and o,w ears hare heard, and from the
households of these ignorant creatures the
rebel armies have been gathered. Now is
it not quite evident that the slavery of
the South stops not with the colored race,
but actually spreads its withering pail
ovea large majority Of the Southern
whites, and brings many Of them down
far below the level of the negro and in
fact are used only to elect their lords to
Office, and to raise insurection against
the Government, as in the present in
stance just as the horse obeys his mas
ter, so do these poor whites obey their
masters. and lords of the land. But it
may be asked, are there no intelligent
men or women in Georgia. Verify, yes
a favored few The rich planter sends
his son or daughter North among the de-
tested Yankees, or to some high school,
where they receive liberal education
But the poor man cannot do this; there
fore he must submit to the interests Of
slavery, soul and body, and just believe
what the STAKEHOLDER tells him, for that is
his only source of information. And as
the very fountain of light, the Word Of
etc17aaI truth, is prostituted and perverted
by them to sustain the institution of
slavery, what chance has the white or
black for the salvation Of his soul or the
enlightenment Of his mind? No wonder
that gross darkness covers the people.
No wonder that God is wiping out the
base institution Of slavery and doing it at
our expense, for it is " the sum of all vii
Iainies" and the cloak Of all crimes.


.'And may God speed the day


When IT will be washed away"


Il. WooDRUFF.
Year: 1864

81 In referance to the coming Press
dental contest in this country, the Lon
don Times remarks: There will be but
one wish among European nations-that
President will be elected unpledged to
war policy" Is it not little insig-
nifcant that the Chicago Convention and
the monarchists of Europe should be in
such perfect harmony on the subject Of
the'kind of President they mutually want
for us?
Year: 1864

and swamps from the Wilderness to Pc
tersburg! The blood washed mountains
and valleys of the west, where the bones
of many Of our noblest braves are now
bleaching beneath a southern sky, and say
whether you can think of a compromise
with such traitorf? No, every death this
rebellion has cost us, should make its doom
the more certain. | for one am willing
to add my life to the many that have been
sacrificed, before we give up.
Year: 1864

| NEvER.-Never tip your beaver to fine
lady and pass poor widow without see m =
ing to sea her.


Never pass an aged man or woman with
out eking a reverentia1 obeisance unless
your house is or fire.


Never hreak your neck to bow at all to
''sweet sixteen" with a hounced dress,
who is ashame ed o! her old fashioned mother;
or to strutting collegian, who is horrified
at his grand-mother's bad grammar.


Never keep boy to black your boots and
attend to the stable. while you frigbten your
wife out of the idea of keeping nurse for
tho twins, by constantly talking of hard
times.


Never converse with lady, with a cigar
in your mouth, or smoke in any body's COM
papy without apologising for the same.


Never remind people of personal deform
ity or Of the relatives who have disgraced
them.


Never remind people of personal deformitS-
or of the relatives who have disgracsd them.


Never wear a finer coat than the merchant
you owe for it, or the tailor whom you have
not paid for the making
Never turn deaf ear to a woman in dis
tress, because you cannot see how you would
be the gamer by her better condition.


Never wound wantonly the sensitive ma
ture of a constitutional invalid or by rude
jests and sarcasm, send blush to the tenn
pies Of modest worth. ~ a......L


Never jest with a single woman about the
the anxiety Of all WON en- to be married, nor
tell your vile you married her because OF
her lonely condition.
Year: 1864

"Who'Tl press for gold the crowded street;


a hundred years to comet
Who'll tread your church with willing feet,


A hundred years to come!
Pale trembling age, and fiery youth,
And childhood with his brow of truth,
The rich and poor, on land, or sea,
Where will the mighty millions be


A hundred years to comet
We all within our graves shall sleep


A hundred years to come;
No living soul for as will weep,


A hundred years to come;
But other men our land will tell,
And Others then our streets will fill,
And other birds will sing as gay,
And bright the sunshine as to-day,


A hundred years to come"
Year: 1864

Advertisements for young girls, just in
their teens, who have disappeared from
their homes, ara quite common now. There
was never before time in Rochester when
the street walkers were so numerous as at
present--and they are many of them OF tho
younger class, little more than CHILDREN
The liberal expenditure of bounty money
has something to do with this state OF things
no doubt. here and ei,ewhere- II the war
continues much longer our people will be SO
thoroughly debsuehed that there will be
little worth saving in the nation.
Year: 1864

GA correspondent of the New Haven
Register, says that Jack brother of Gen.
Butler, was the proprietor of one of the
largest gambling houses in San Fran cisco,
when the war broke out.
Year: 1864

From hs Daily Inteiligeneer Of Tuesday.


We need not remind the reader that this is the
day appointed for the meeting of the Republican
National Convention, charged with the duty of
nominating candidates to be supported for the Pre-
sidency and Vice Presidency. The New York
Evening Post, one of the most intelligent organs
of its party, ventures the remark, in prospect of
the Convention, that ANY observer of political
events, possessed of the slightest sagacity, might
write its history beforehand, declare the names
that will be put in nomination, and anticipate the
very words # the platform He would say that
Mr. Lincoln will be renominated, with Dix or Dick
nson as the second man, and that the entire policy
Of the Administration will be approved in the
formal but emphatic phrases which are customary
on such occasions"


The reasons why Mr.. Lincoln will be re-nomi-
mated are according to the Post, partly sentimental
and partly mercenary, according to the different
characters of men. To this effect our contempo-
rary saysl


The reasons why Mr. Lincoln will be re-nominated are
twofold In the first place. he s popular with the pa
people, who believe him honest with the rich people, who
believe him sae with the soldiers who believe him their
reBd ana win religious people, VINO peleVe nun 10 nave
been specially raised up for this crisis and in the second
place, bpsuse mady Of the thieving and corrupt
dr.s OF the political news who know the fact Of his popu
ary have eagerly attached themselves to the Of bis
Both kinds fully persuaded that he deserves
q nomination-the the ground that, as he has
borne the bunt Of four Of he ought to enjoy the
sweets four years Of peace and the other for
selfish motive that change mgh disturb their hold Of the
papiary ducts which they have found nutritious aud
satisfying The latter indeed, will insist upon his non
once, il the former confident of his later
well OF his present popularity, should be disposed to
listen the counses Of wisdom and postpone the political
campaign until the military campaign has become more
decisive"


We are not familiar with the personnel of the
Convention which meets in Baltimore to-day, but
as our enlightened contemporary informs us that
the only question between the two classes into
which it divides the Presidents supporters is one
which relates solely to the expedlency of making
any nomination at all at tho present critical juno
ture and that on this question the honest friends
of MIR. Lincoln, if they wise, will take one side
while I" the thieving and corrupt sooundres of the
political news" will take the other, the Post will
soon be in a condition to pronounce which of these
two parties mas the prcpondorance in the represen
tative body of the Republican organization.
Year: 1864




JAMES @. wELLING, ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
The subscription price of this paper for yearis Two
DOLLARS, payable in advance.


reduction of 20 per cent (oneth of the full charge
will made any who shall order and pay for at
tme ten copies of the Weekly paper and reduction of
25 per cent oneourth Of the full charge to any
who wlorder and pay for at time, twenty more
copies.


No being kept this paper it will not be sent
to any unless paid for advance than
the time for which it is paid
Year: 1864

TO THB EDITOR BELLS IN LONDON.


SR-As great deal has been said upon the subject OF
Heenans training for his recent battle with King and
much Of that refecting upon my conduct in the matter
beg will permit for the Information and salts
faction Of the publc to say that was with John Heenan
six weeks and three days during his training for tue
match, and during that period can safely assert that
he neither drank anything but from the hand OF
his own brother, who kept everything under lock and
key. also state that II was from James HeeDAn that
both John and received whatever we ate. The only
Der g. when, by his special desire, he left New
market avoid the police, and proceeded TO London
and stayed with a gentleman, one OF his principal
hackers. II also his expressed wish that neither
/ nor his brother should accompany him, and when
he parted with he declared that he was
never in better health and condition in his lifetime.
From the Tuesday till the morning Of the tight, Thursday
December 10, cannot be answerabe for any thing as
regards his diet but may that Heenan did not eat
or drink ythng my presence after he left Newman
ket until the fight concuded-not that would FOR
one single moment attempt TO suggest or cast an nsnua-
ton as to any wrongful treatment Of that kind. only
mention the fact, and to which can add that James
Hcenan told that he had made Johns tea cooked his
chop and John had breakasted long before even saw
him on the morning Of the ght as had to come from
responsible for the in which Heenan fought on
the day and conclusion do s0emnly assure the
public that did my best fairly and honestly TO secure
success which not being in morals TO command, have
lost my money and been grossly maligned by one VINO
ought to have known better But Notwithstanding the
slurs both John G. Heenan and his brother James will
'''''"A'"'' - JOHN MACDONALD,


Araithrul friend to John c. heenan.
Year: 1864

one ever saw Hs then crossed and recrossed and W T.
" exhaustsd, bowed bis acknowledgements Of che ap-
pause from the box each end Of the rope fnere was
one suspicious follow present who ventured 20 ultimate
bowed his Acknowledgements from tho box, ana tnst,
whereas one was real ceh and blood man. tne o,ner
Was Of course immediately put out Of the house.


After this Joke the fun went on In its own loy WAY
All the masks were removed at twelve, thougn tne ies
tiyities we're kept up till much later hour


Refreshments were furnished In the house There was
plenty OF wine and beer but did not see an Intoxicated
Dorsou present.
Year: 1864

@- Immense hauls of ma ackerel continue
to be taken in Halifax Harbor and in the
basin above. Oue day last week over
eight hundred barrels we're taken by bali
a dozen persons. The fish are large and
fat and almost cover the surface Of the
water.