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Year: 1863

Not long since there appeared squad Of men


at Fort Smelling for the purpose Of joining the


regiment Of Mounted Rangers, for Indian fight


ing The Orderly in charge was very boyish


looking, but Of singularly neat and soldier-like
appearance. The morning reports from this
squad were neatly and correctly made out and


were always the first received at the beadquar-
tiers of the Colonel, the young orderly taking
them up and delivering them without . word,
but giving always the proper salute in the most
graceful manner. In like manner, too, the
clothing and provision returns we're also made
ont, and the necessary amount of food and raj
ment drawn by this young soldier for the squad
ne represented. Of course such apparently ex>
treme youth and solderly quality did not escape
the vigilant eye Of the Colonel, who, believing
", tne young soldier under eighteen, on two or
three occasions, remarked to that effect; but the
young man assured him he was over eighteen,
tnoogn ne admitted, on further questioning, to
~ NOT oeing twenty-one. The Colonel made up
DIS mind that he had run away from his parents,
ana 80 told him, but he assured him he would
'ootain their written consent to the enlistment
Thus matters passed along for several days


About this time the highly esteemed daughter
OF weti-to do and respectable farmer in an in
terror county OF this State, suddenly disappeared,
ana no traces could be found of her. From re-
maf hs Soat sue had made to her mother, wishing
she was man, so that she could volunteer and
hunt down the Indians, etc, a suspicion was
aroused that she might have undertaken to car
ry her wish into effect The father proceeded
to Fort Smelling, where, in our young he-o he
found his daughter. But how to bring her
away, was the next question, as neither of them
wished the fact Of her sex publicly proclaimed;
so the old gentlemen went to the Colonel to get
his son discharged on account of being under age;
but the Colonel told him he would have to take
legal steps before he could be discharged. This
would not do, as they would no sooner disclose
their secret in court than in camp. As last
resort, the young man was properly introdned to
the Colonel as the daughter of the old gentleman,
and she was then promptly discharged. The
Colonel has, however, kept their secret, and to
this day the soldiers forming her squad don't
know the facts about their young Orderly.
Year: 1863

l have not time to write very much,
but few lines at this time may not prove
unacceptable. l got back yesterday
evening from long scout after Marina
duke. As usual, he skedaddled, and our
Year: 1863

The money of the Chinese consist entire
ly of small round copper coins, of tho size
of halfpenny, with a square hole in the
centre through which the people string
them. go that they may be more convenient
" carried These coins the Chinese call
tsien; the Tartars, dehos |; and the Euro
poans, sapeks.


Gold and silver arc not coined at all ;
they are melted into ingots of various sizes.
and thus put into circulation. Gold dust
and gold leaf are also current in commerce
and they also possess bank notes. Tho or
binary value of the ounce of silver is l,70O
or 800 sapeks, according to the scarcity OF
abundance of silver in the country. The
money changers have two irregular modes
OF making profit by their traffic; il they
state the fair price of silver to the customer
they cheat him in the weight; if their scales
and their method of Weighing are accurate
they diminish the prico Of silver according
| ". But when they have to do with Tartars
they employ neither of these methods o
fraud: on the contrary they weigh the sill
yer scrupulously and sometimes little owe
weight, and even they pay thcm above ,h'
market price; in fact, they appear to b.
quite losers by the transaction, and the.
would be. if the weight and price Of the sil
vor alone were considered their advantog,
is derived. in these cases. from the mann o
of calculating tho amount.


When they come to reduce the silver in
to sapeks, they do, indeed, reduce it, maxim
the most vagrant mscalcuIatings, which tn
lTartars, who can count nothing beyon
their beads are quite incapable OF detecting
and which they accordingly adopt implicit
ly. and even with satisfaction, always cor
sidering they have sold their bullion vel
since they know the full market price bt


been given.
Year: 1863

A Baltimore correspondent writes:


"a STAKEHOLDER in Dorchester county, In
this State, recently said to his slaves that
they had bis permission to volunteer in the
army, but requested them, when they bad
made up their minds to 60, to inform him,
and as they bad driven him many time to
Cambridge, he would himself drive them in
his carriage thither on this important mis-
sion. Surely enough, they needed his re-
quest, and he drove them to town in bis
carriage on their way to Baltimore, after
fitting them out quito literally. Last Fri
day be came to the city and went out to
Camp Birney TO got his certificates for the
three hundred dollars substitute money for
each slave, and to grant his obligation to
free them when the State laws would allow
him to do so. They met him as Affection
ately and as demonstratively as some would
meet father. But this is an Isolated case
in the dark field of slavery"
Year: 1863

reflect that a sound mind and body are the most
necessary requisites to promote connubiAl hAppi-
ness. Indeed, without these, the journey through
life becomes a weary pllgrimageI the prospect
hourly darkena TO the view the mind becomes
choly reflection that the happiness OF another be-
comes blighted with our own. g..
Year: 1863

attorney and Counsellor at Lar.
Has resumed the practice of his profession in
Manitowoe, and car now promise to give
prompt attention to all professional business
entrusted to lin.


~. Collections made in any part Of the State.
For few weeks his Office will be found at
his dwelling house
Year: 1863

Make a right start in poiitics Choose
the side Of Humanity, of Right, of Prog.
ress, of Liberty. Opp,s. Wrong and
Oppression in all their various but ever
hateful disguises.


Remember the fate Of the advocates Of
tyranny in all history.


Remember the fall Of Our Tories of the
Revolution Of '16, and Of the Bluclights
of 1872. They were against their coun-
try, and shared the fate of political Ish-
maelites.


Remember that intelligent officers and
soldiers are best calculated to know,
practically, what is most needed to finish
up the war honorably and permanently.
They care little for mere Party, but for
Country they are daily risking all they
have on earth. Therefore, take their
advice, as you would wish to have your
advice taken if you were in their shoes.
As they are spending their lives to keep
the Rebels from desolating our homes,
We might at least conGde in their views
Of policy in casting our votes in their
absence.


Think, most seriously and often, ere
you dare to vote against the earnest and
almost unanimous views of our brave
Volunteers, who implore US to sustain the
Administration
Year: 1863

nA-A gain Of two votes in every Flee
ton District in Penn'a, would elect Cur
tin, but the moral influence of his triumph
would be increased-at home or abroad
by every additional thousand majority.
Year: 1863

SPURyED AGAIN.-W. l.. Yancey-he who was
always so anxious to fire the Southern heart and
precipitate the cotton States into revolution
recently told the Alabama Legislature that the
South should not look to Northern Democracy
for help that If Lincoln were to withdraw his
proclamation of emancipation tomorrow, and
proclaim that he would hold slavery as he finds
II in the States, the Northern Democracy would
rally around his standard, and war upon us to
enforce Union npon those terms What terms
do John Van Buren, and William Bigler propose |?
Proclaim an armistice il the South will agree
during the armistce to elect members of Con gress
who shall 60 to Washington, take the oath to
support the Constitution of the United States,
take their seats in Congress and pass propositions
to amend the Constitution. These propositions
must be passed by two-thrds of all the members
Of each house. They then have to be submitted
to the Convention of the States and If three
fourtbs agree they become part of the Const-
tuition. IL they fail to obtain three four tbs,
where would you be If you took this course p
You will necessarily have abolished the Govern
of the Confederate States, and have gone back
into the old Union without single guarantee,
save the promise Of party which has possession
Of only one of the three branches of the Govern
ment, and a bare majority only of that one
branch.


oh ! what name in history would ours be II
such an event could happen by our consent?--
What position of helpless degradation would
ours be in that Government of Abolitonists p
What a crush of the proud spirit and hopes of
this people! MOI there is no hope even of an
amelorated conduct of the war from the Democ-
racy. They have no power until December 1868,
and what may not happen within that period .
When they go into power as q House Of Repre-
sentatives, they have only check upon the
Abolition measures--the Senate and Executive
being in the hands of the radical party. They
cannot carry single measure into execution,
but are pledged to aid Lincoln in vigorous,
constitutional prosecution of the war.
Year: 1863

Breckenridge aud stuck to the Democratic party
as long as there appeared to be anything of it
lett to stick to- He left the Democracy sooR
after the famous Secession Democratic Couvcn-
tion which was held in Sacramento in the sum
mer Of 1861. His residence, when at home, is
Orovile, where he has good law practice.-
The Oroville Union says " be is the ablest Repre-
sentative by far, this county has ever had in
the Legislature" the force of which, | must adj
nit, is somewhat broken by the additional remark
that lie also ranks among the most talented
men in She Assembly, whichsin the opinion Of
your correspondent, is matter of serious doubt
He Is q Park man.


Senator Gaslill


Is Vermonter by birth, modest, unassuming
man, who bears the marks of honesty and open
ness on every feature of his somewhat youthful
looking face. He is merchant, a resident of
Forbestown, Butte county. He is man of earn
est convictions, and fearless in the expression of
them. He also is a friend of Mr. Park, for whom,
like the other witness in the case, he sacrificed
his nice sense of honor, laid aside his dignity, as
q man and Senator, and became the detective
of crime which could just as we'll have been
proven by one whose profession 1t is to act the
spy and detect the criminal.


Hon. J. g. Mccullough,


Senator from the Mariposa, Stanisaus and
Merced District, the other witness in the case is
q young lawyer of brilliant promise. He is II
man of fine natural abilities and superior educa-
tion. He has what is called a "legal mind -
that Is, be Is by nature adapted to the profession
he has chosen, and is calculated to excel in it.
Ho Is about q years of age, u man of calm, self
possessed manner, and dignifed almost to stiff
ness. have sometimes thought his unbcndng
manner and pompous walk assumed for effect,
but in one Of his superior gifts and attainments
any such little aflectaton is readily overlooked,
especially while the inexperience of youth is still
fresh upon him. He is the last man that any
one would believe capable of bending himself to
the use Of such means to accomplish that which.
Il must have been evident 10 him, could just as
we'll have been attained by other parties who
had less to lose by it. AS 1t is he has made enc
mics who will never forgive him, and fastened
upon himself On approbrious name which will be
used as sur oy mean men SO long as MS liie
lasts. He may affect to disregard H. and en-
deavor TO live it down, but 1t will stick to him,
and be cast at him with affected contempt by
men who are incapable of appreciating the noble
integrity Of his motives and the greatness of his
selfsacrfce That Park permitted such man
to place himself IN position so ignoble merely
that Park might more surely triumph over
political enemy, Is to me evidence of the most
inexcusabe selshness FAUST.
Year: 1863

A TERRIBLE SCESE.--We have rarely heard OF
q more heartrendng yet thrilling scene than
the following, described by the Dumfries (Scot-
land) Courier:


"Thursday last the Comet put into the barbor
OF Garliestown, and took the ground on the sand
bank at short distance from the quay. Next
day. as the tide was flowing, five men were enga-
ged n docking up the vessel, when q person
standing at the quay observed that she was about
to keel over. He forthwith gave the alarm. and
four out OF che five succeeded in keeping clear
the fifth, q man named William Loeb, was caught
by the hull Of the vessel as it went over. the bull
warks resting on his lolns leaving his head. arms
and upper part Of his body free. The tide was
coming In rapidly, and 1t was known that the
PROSTATE body would be submerged in the course
of an hour if the weight of the vessel could not
be shifted.


In the course Of q few minutes oil the seamen,
carpenters and able bodied men in Garlestown
were upon tho spot, and every effort was made to
lift the vessel a few inches, but all in vain and
by the time the water had reached the PROSTATE
prisoner II was evident that his fate was sealed.
The scene which ensued was truly pitiable and
heartrending 1t was witnessed by a large num-
Der OF spectators, among whom there was hardly
u dry eye. The Rev. Thomas Young walked in
to the water, beside the drowning man, engaged


in prayer, and drew his attention to thoughts be-
fitting the sudden and inevitable change awaiting
him. His last words TO his companions were.
Oh, take OIL my vest and cover my head so that
l may not see the water An effort was made to
do this, but the garment could not be removed,
and his face was covered with a napkin, just as
the tide was rising around him. In the course of
few minutes after this the cold green waves
covered his body, aud the sorrowing crowd dis
persed."
Year: 1863

A JOE SMtTH PRorHEUY.-We have before us d
pamphlet of fifty-six octave pages entitled The
Pearl of Great Price being q choice selection
from the Revelations, Translations and Nara,
tions OF Joseph Smith, First Prophet Seer, and
Revelator to the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat.
ter Day Saints Liverpool: Published by L. d.
Richards, l5 Wilton street. 1851"


Smith was the predecessor of Brigham Young
or Brigham is Smiths successor This extract is
curiosity at this time, as it bears upon our
present war, and as such we republish it. On
page 35 of the pamphlet is the following:


g A REVELATION PROPHECY PROPHET, SEER AND
Verify thus saith the Lord concerning the that win
shortly come to pass, beginning the rebellion of South
Carolina, which will eventually terminate the and
misery of many souls. The days will come that will
be poured out upon all nations, beginning that
behold the Southern States shall be divided against the
Northern States and the Southern States will call
nations, the nation of Great Britain called and
they shall also call upon other nations order defend
poured out upon all nations And IL shall 10 pass
after days. slaves shall up against their Masters
who shall be marshaled and disciplined for war And 1t
shall come to also that the remnants who left of
the land will marshal themselves and shall become
ing angry and shall the Gentes with a vexation
and thus with the sword and by bloodshed the
Of the earth shall with famine and plague and
earthquakes and the thunder of Heaven the fierce
vivid lightning also shall the inhabitants of the earth be
feel the wrath and indignation and Christening
hand of an Almighty God until the consumption decreed
hath made full end of all nations that the cry of the
Saints and of the blood of the Saints shall
into the of the Lord of Sabbaoh from the earth
be avenged of their enemies Wherefore stand We holy
places and be not moved until the day Lord come
for behold it cometh quickly, saith the Lord. Amen"


That about South Carolina rebellng-ths
Southern States and the Northern States-the
South calling on Great Britain for assistance, the
slaves and their masters, seems to come in very
we'll. The famine and the plague have not
come yet, nor the general war but the earth
quakes have been heard from at San Francisco,
which is thus warned to repent before her doom
meth.- Sacramento Bee
Year: 1863

NEWSPAPER CoNsIsrENCY.-The Red Bluff Bea.
con, of January 2lst has an article relative to
the views of Jefferson Davis upon President Lin.
coins liberty Proclamation, from which we Judge
by the following extract, that the Beacon man
and the traitor Davis are no,o one upon that
point:


He takes view OF the political aspect of the emanci
patton which, whether be spoken by loyal
a rebel is the correct II affords he says,
ing proof of the nature of the designs the party
which elevated to power the occupant of the Pes
dental chair at Washington Oh fatal insanity Of partysm,
which would put such weapon against into the hands
of treason and rebellion ~


Now per contra, the Beacon of October 18th
had the following


We by say that the emancipation proclamation
will still be Are you for the Federal Government or
you for the southern ConderacyS The enforcement of the
proclamation viii be part Of the eginery Of the war; aud
he who opposes will be no less soyal than the who
opposes enllstments."


Now then we ask, Fisher, if he shall be judged
by his own decisions, what should his punishment
be? He is disloyal, according to his own show
ing-he is as guilty as the man who opposes en-
listme as per his own proclamation how
then shall he be punished We should think
that the newspaper man who would thus contra.
dict himself would feel like throwing himself
into the river and hiding forever from the sight
of man. 1t is Shameful Sacramento Bee.
Year: 1863

The KISSING DEACoN.-In one Of our Puri-
tanical towns CT New England, says az East
ern paper, lived Deacon Brown, a very staid.
dignified sort of a Christian, and a perfect
model of propriety. Deacon Brown had the
misfortune to loose his wife, and at the age OF
forty had found himself with family of four
small children, without a mistress to bis farm
house. As he could not Immediately take an
other wife and avoid exciting scandal, and could
not get along without some one to take charge
Of the kitchen and nursery, he had resource to
employing young woman as house-maid.
Nancy Sterns was laughing, romping beauty
who delighted in experimenting upon the Dea-
con by way Of testing the strength of human
nature. For long time the Deacon was in
vulnerable; but at last, in moment of un-
guarded weakness, he was led into temptation,
his beautiful house maid. When be recovered
bis wonted coolness and presence of mind, be
was horifed at the enormity of his sin. In
vain he repented and grieved over lost virtue.
Finally as a last effort for easing his conscience,
at the conclusion of the services on the follow
ing Sabbath morning, he arose and requested
the forbearance of the brothers and sisters
few moments, when he electrified them by max
ing the following confession:


"My Christian friends, you know that lost
my dear wife some months ago, [sobs and tearsl
nd hat bo,
house for me. And you know that have
little child not year old. Well; sometimes
that child would cry n the night, and it would
be long time before could quiet it; and last
Tuesday night-God forgive me the child
cried so hard that Nancy arose and came into
the room, and leaned over the bed to hush
the child-and, brothers and sisters, her lean
ing over me there made nc forget Christ !"


Here the worthy Deacon broke down entirely
and stood weeping, wailing and blowing bis
nose.


What did you do ?" demanded the minister
sternly.


"I-I-ki-kissed her." stammered out the
Deacon between hls sobs, " but have been
very sorry about it, and prayed TO be forgiven
and l want you to forgive and pray for me,
brothers and sisters


As the Deacon bowed himself upon his seat
like the mighty oak before the tornado, Dea
con Goodfellow arose and astonished the au-
dience still more by saying:


Brothers and sisters, you have heard what
brother Brown has said, and now be wants our
forgiveness. For my part believe brother
Brown is truly penitent, and am willing 10
forgive him with my whole heart. And, broth
ers aud sisters, will add still farther that if
had no wife, and pretty girl like Nancy
Sternes should come into my room; and lean
over my bed, and lean over me, I'd kiss her;
Christ or DO Christi
Year: 1863

1t has been known for a year past that the
Administration, either of its own motion, or
under the instigation Of its leading unofficial
advisers, had in contemplation scheme Of
some kind to seize the mines of the Pacific
coast, or in some other way appropriate the
mineral products to the Federal treasury
The scheme has at length developed itself in
an order from the President to the United
States Marshal to take forcible possession of
the New Almaden quicksilver mines in Santa
Clara county, and deliver the property to q
man named SWEET, as agent Of the Government
There is no preteuce of authority of law for
this procedure, but it is done in naked viola
tion Of the rights Of property. The property
is worth many millions of dollars, and has been
in the possession of the owners for seventeen
years, under grant from the Government Of
Mexico. The President arrogating to him
self judicial power, declares that the title is
invalid, that the mines belong to the Govern
meat, and orders the ejectmeut of the possess
ors, at the point of the bayonet, if necessary.
4 sufficient military force was sent to the
vicinity of the works, but before the owners
were actually elected. the President directed
the Marshal to suspend further proceedings
for the present; but be did so merely in his
discretion, and not upon the ground that he
had no power or right to proceed. His right
to seize the mines by bis volition and without
process of law, be still maintains, while the
owners or claimants retain possession by toler-
ance only and not by right If as the EXecu-
tive claims, these mines are public property,
then they stand upon precisely the same footing
with the gold, silver and copper mines of the
country, and those claiming and working the
quicksilver mines have vested possessory
right that cannot be divested except by court
of competent jurisdiction or by naked force.
If an Executive order is sufficient to diSpossess
the Almaden company, it follows as a neces-
sary consequence that the same order is suffi
cient to dispossess any other company or indi-
vidual holding by the same tenure. Are the
people of California prepared for this state of
things? Calaveras Times.
Year: 1863

Two old ladies at party kept continually
taking snuff. much to the annoyance of the lady
OF the house who did not hesitate to express
her indignation in the presence of Wit who
happend to be present. Madam" said be,
g really think where there are so many lights
of beauty we want pair of snuffers"'