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Year: 1865

if OLD WINTER Is COMING.
Old Winter is coming agsIu-alack I


How icy and cold he is


He cares not pin for a shivering back,


He's saucy old chap to white and black,
He whistles his chill with wonderful knack,
For he comes from cold country.
"A witty old fellow this Winter is;


mighty old fellow for glee
He cracks his jokes on the pretty sweet miss,
The wriukled old maiden, unht to kiss,
And freezes the dew Of their lps--for this
Is the way with such fellows as he. .. TO-
q DID Winters frolicsome blade wot-


He's wild in his humor and free !
He'll whist e along for the want of his tho't.
And set all the warm III Of our furs at nAught,
And rufIle the laces, by pretty girls boushti
For frollcsome old fellows he.
Old Winter is blowing his gust along,
And merrily shaking the tree
From morning till night he will sing his song
Now moaning and short--now bowling and long
His voice is loud, for his lungs strong
A merry old fellow is he p.
Old. Winters tough old chap l ween--
As wicked ever you'll seel
He withors tho flowers so fresh and green
And bites the pert nose of the miss Of sixteen,
As she trumphantly walks in msidenly sheen
wicked old fellow is he
Old Winters tough old fellow for blows,


As tough as ever you'll seei
He will trip up trotters, and rend our clothes
And stiffen our limbs from fingers to toes
He minds not the cry Of his friends or his foes,
A tough old fellow is he
cunning old fellow is Winter, they say,


cunning old fellow is he!


He peeps iu the crevices day by day,


To see how we're passing our time away.
And marks all our doings from grave to gay.
I'm afraid he Is peeping at me. w'
Year: 1865

"A painful accident occurred near
Chesterfield, Morgan. County, on the
9th. A young man by the name of
Clements, formerly Of the 25th Ohio,
who was engaged to be married to Miss
Baily, was paying friendly visit at the
home of his intended bride, having his
gun loaded, and was about leaving the
house when tho young lady caught
hold Of him, remarking that she must
kiss him, as he might get killed before
returning; when in the act of turning
toward her the lock of the gun caught
on something near, snapped and dis
charged ball through the back of her
head, killing her instantly. '
Year: 1865

Won't DO FOR A MINISTER .--Wo
read in the new number of Blackwood:
Lord Clarendon, the new secretary Of
foreign Attire, is q gentleman in every
sense of the word, but he labors under
a defect of character, which, unsatisfact.
ory in common men is fatal to statesmeu.-
he cannot soyno. Whether this be the re-
suit of life spent chiefly in diplomacy,
or is natural to him, or be superinduc-
ed by the praatice Of smoking inces-
sanity, we cannot tell but the fact is as
we have stated it."
Year: 1865

NuTRIMENT LOST BY MEAT IN Cook
INa.-Various kinds of meat are diff
ferently affected in this way: thus boiled
chickens lose Is per cent, boiled ducks
as much as 27 per cent. Much de
pends on the mode of dressing. A leg
of mutton broiled loses 10 per cent.
roast 25 per cent. The fatter meat is
the more it loses and hence it should
only be fat enough to be TENDER
ROast;meat contains, bulk.for bulk, more
nutriment than the same meat if boiled


But this is a disadvantage, since it is
more difficult of digestion; and the evil
is increased by the same amount being
required to satisfy hunger, aud with less
concentrated nutriment; since the stom.
ach judges that it has had enough
chiefly by the relative quantity that
has been taken hunger being appeas-
ed by quantity rather than quality.
Year: 1865

The Clcrmout Courier says a route
for turnpike has been surveyed from
the junction of the Ohio and NsW
Richmond pixies to the nearest point to
the river. The Courier is informed
that the stock has been raised aud the
road will soon be under construction.
Year: 1865




After the usual Introductory services prayer was offered
sp by tho Rev. Dr. 0sgood which appropriate aIusions
mado 10 tho sorrowfu Of the day Secretary
Seward and family and President johnson were Also
heartily prayed for The reverend gentleman then pro
seeded to deliver his funeral discourse We sbould all
bow down In pious simplicity 70 the provdental teach
ings of the holr Love could always cure its o,vp
sound. The American people were bowed down by ono
common It was not that congregation alone which
there In suppl cation but the whole country We
mourned TO be comforted and there blessing even
In PAN They did not come thers TO prnee any one
man, but to bow down before the etorna God, M We
were all sinners What were tho most obvious reasons
q the hour9 Our father Abraham Lincoln had fallen
BY tho hands of an assassin. Our great, murdered
President, Of all tho rulers OF the country stood
moro Id ntihed with the common lot than any
OF the others. He not assailant Of the
rsch by being friend Of the poor. He de
voted himself TO liberty, and ho died for Il.
Dr Os;ood then went on 10 sketch Mr. Lncoln's
We from the date Of his hrh paying eloquent tribute
b the character sad virtues of the BY his own in
divdual cxertions he had climbed the high Office Of
President OF tho United states Mr. Lincoln plain
nan, but there was nothing vulgar ia his composition
me reverend preacher proceeded thus strain to no
Year: 1865

TIE NEVs DR. bA UStUVU.


This edilco crowded TO its fullest capacity at noon
yesterday tho occasion of the funeral services for our
deceased President The mourning decorations were
exceedingly elegant, and the church presented very
melancholy appearance In the centre Of the sanctuary
ssmall platform erected draped entirely in black,
on which placed q tombstone surmounted with a
Upon this stone was the following inscription -
Year: 1865

Montreal.


MONTREAL April IT 1885
On Saturday tho flags the Court House, city Hall
Custom House and other public buildings displayed
at halfmast


In all tho churches yesterday the clergy their pray
referred particularly 10 the assassination of the Pres
dent and expressed their detesaton of the crime.
A union prayer meeting OF all tho different denomina
tons OF Chrstiaas be held tonight in the Wesleyan
Chapel, TO express sympathy with the people OF tho
Canada there is but one feelinghorror al
the crime and the warmest sympathy for the na''nu


MONTREAL April ls 1865
IT The following proclamation has been issued by the
Whereas Wednesday next the 18th Of April inst at
has been .sd FOR hs Of the Gne
the city OF Montreal respectfully invites the citizens gene
20 sGss n s M % s e
the late the Uaitsd States and Of Of W sympathy with
ss and y the
n Se sSs0a' crime e TA al
The public union payer meeting last night densey
crowded The meeting throughout characterized by
pervaded the whole Of the multitude Clergymen Of
lall denominations were present. The Daily Herald
columns are IN mourning


The Rov Mr. Kemp said they had come together to ex
press their sympathy with great nation that people
were this night bowed with sorrow Shall refuse t.
bow with thom and with them drape our hearts will
blackness and shed tear him who is the victim
da cruel assassin The fall OF Abraham Lincoln was
common sorrow TO every man within whose breast beat
Cnristiuh urop tear tue
chcltan slain by the assassns hand and pray God tha
the calamity may be converted into blessing.
The Rev Mr. Homer said he felt AZ II he had suffered
la personal loss He recounted many Christian truths
charitable Of the President He felt that the deat
|of President Lincoln would bind the nation togethe
more firmly than anything besides
The Rev Mr. Bond OF tho Church of England, coulc
not trust himself to speak the subject He did no
know how TO charactorze this cowardy, dastardly
nendish act, which tho inmost heart abhors.
number Of ministers spoke in the same feeling man
Inor.


Al the conclusion OF the service the solemn tones
the Dead March in Saul were pealed from the organ anc
the meeting dismissed
Year: 1865

gixe the deceased President Tbs assassin ho alluded to
In The strongest lerms Of deprecaton Booth he bad


soma time ego and his opinion Of the man did not


convince him that hd6oud be guilty Of so barbaroas an
act The reverend doctor looked upon him as 10
dramatic coxcomb JeM Davis virtually as mrch Of


tho asasefn ae Booth. After further allusions TO
tho horror OF tho crime perpetrated, Dr. Oeg0od con-
cluded . truly eloquent discourse


Tho Brick Presbytorian Church.
REV. DIR. GARDINER SPRING.
Tho attendance at This church yesterday vas very
large The interior was very deeply draped Tho altar
was completely covered with black and set or
with very neat black and white rosettes An the pillars
and galleries wero trimmed In like manner, which gave
the church very moumful appearance. Almost all the
congregation, both male and female, wore black and
whao Iosees or mourning badges OF some Description


Immediately over the entrance OF the church was placed
very large American flag, tucked in double fods ana
covered with black rape.


After the usual services the Rev. Dr. Spring offered up
prayer besceching God 10 extend light upon the ma
tion and IN give OF intellect and integrity, and
bring back the people Of tho South 10 the Union in peace
and harmony


The congregation all rose after the Doctor had finished
ms prayer and joined with the choir IN very solemn


Tho Rev. Mr. Murray then proceeded to. give few re-
marks upon the subject Of tho assassination OF the
President In his observations no stated that history
had never recorded circumstance like this But few
days and every house in this city and In the country


floats but ia deeply draped, not house but Is covered
with mourning He said had blessing with sad
ness by which he meant that although we had lost our
PRESIDENT, we were spared the Secretary Of Stae and
he prayed Almighty God, and called upon the ccogrega


on 10 Join with him in his prayer to God, for the re.
EQPr0 0farJy- -Sayua
Year: 1865

An old writer says: "When Noah planted
the vine Satan attended and sacrificed a sheep,
q lion, an ape and sow. The animals were to
symbolic the gradations Of inebhety. When
man begins to drink he is meek and ignorant
as a lamb; then becomes bold as n lioni his
courage is soon transformed into the foolishness
of the ape and at last he wallows in the mire
like a sow
Year: 1865

In the deserted Office of the Charleston Cour-
ier, was found the beginning of an editorial in
type thus There are no indications that our
authorities have the first intention Of abandon
ing Charleston, as we have learned from careful
inquiry" and then the composiJor dropped his
stick and ran with the rest
Year: 1865

PREsERvMG TmBER-A native of Russia has
discovered process by which timber, though
newly feled, may become so hard as to resist
The influence of the most trying climate for an
almost indefinite period The most curious
part of the invention is that it does not involve.
.he use of chemicals Of any sort, such as steep
ing in creosote, ETC., and that the process is ap
piled to the tree while growing. The inventor
is now making arrangements for the supply Of
his timber to railway contractors in England :,
and viii not require any remuneration further
than The amount which would be paid for ordi-
nary timber, until the period shall have elapsed
beyond which the ordinary railway sleepers, tel
egraph poles, etc, require to be replaced The
best railway sleepers require renewing at inter
walls of from four to six years; but the inventor
Of the new process Of preparing timber asserts
that he viii supply an article which need not be
disturbed for fifty years
Year: 1865

To COYsUMPTIvEs.-You want air, not physic;
you want pure air not medicated air; you want
nutrition, such as plenty of meat and bread win
give, and they alone; physic has no nutrimenti
gasping for air cannot cure you, monkey capers
in a gymnasium cannot cure you If you want
to get well, go in for beef and outdoor exercise
and not be deluded into the grave by advertise
ments and unreliable certifcates.-HaUs Jour
naLof HeaHh
Year: 1865

The New York papers Comment with
much severity upon the arbitrary conduct Of
Stanton in closing Ford's Theater. This act
savors too much of imperialism to suit even
the New York Sun, which asks, "Why
should Ford be debarred from the benefits of
his property? It is true that President lin
coin was murdered IN said theater, but Ford
was not implicated in the act, and we fail to
see why he should be deprived Of tire use of
ais building, simply because an atrocious
event occurred in it. 1t Secretary Stanton
wants the theater to remain unoccupied be-
cause o. the tragedy, he should either buy It,
or pay the proprietor proper rental to secure
control of it. There may be a question of
taste about re-opening the theater, bAE thai
IS matter concerning only the proprietor
and the public. The action Of the Secretary
Of War is another affair, and most important
as additional evidence of q disposition to
continue his arbitrary policy. Notwithstand=
ing the termination of the war, he seems TO
forget that the rebellion is suppressed, and
arbitrary acts no longer needed to repress
Obstreperous individuals"
Year: 1865

THIS very musical celebrity has arrived, AM
nightly her serenade Enay BE heard, not unfre
qusntly disturbing the pleasant dreams of tn
quiet sleeper. Some pheller Of phine pheling
pheliciousIy translates her song into English:
In summer night I take my flight


To where the maids repose,
And while they are slDm6erlng sweet and sound


bite them on the nose.
The warm red blood that tints their cheek


To me is precious dear;
For 'tis my delight to buzz and bite


In this season Of the year.
When get my fill, wipe my bill,


And sound my tiny horn,
And Of go to the marshes low,


Ere breaks the golden mornS
But at eve I sallie forth again,


To tickle the sleeper's ear;
For tits my delight to buzz and bite,
! In this season Of the year.
On the chamber wall love to crawl,
TIL my landlord goes 20 bed;
Then my bugle blow and down l 60,
To light upon his head.
! Oh, I love to see the fellow slap,


And love to hear him swear;
For tits my delight to buzz and bite,
! In this season of the year.
Year: 1865

Tus following rich story is related by So
nora paper, at the expense of queer genius
who yibrates from that town and Oregon as
advance" agent of concert troupe, and
who although pretty clever in selling the
curionsIy inclined, does not always come oil
first best:


Frank Ball, travelling III a vehicle bearing
q strong resemblance to Peddler's cart
ola lady ushea out from house by the
roadside The following colloquy ensues-
Year: 1865

JUDGE SExroN.-We notice that the Oro-
Vile Record, Quincy Union and Red Bluff
Independent advocate the claims of this gen.
tleman for the Supreme Bench, to fill the
seat soon to be made vacant by the expiration
of the term of Judge Sanderson. With all
due Difference to the San Francisco Bar, we,
700, raise our voice in favor Of the nomination
of Judge Sexton, and in doing so We not only
pay just tribute to his worth as jurist,
but we think we also do our duty to the
N orthern portion of the State. We would
like to have the opinion of the Trinity Jour-
nal and Yreka journal on this question.
Year: 1865

HoAc W PIERCE 1T AL.-This case origin.
ated in Red Bluff some two years since, and
after having been litigatsd there until the
costs taxed amounted to four or Eve times
the value Of the property in litigation. .
change of venue was had to this county and
was here tried and decided adversely to pl'f
by our County Judge. The accumulated
tax bill made the suit very important one
and grave questions as 10 title possessory
and in fee arose and were decided. For the
honor Of our Judge We are glad TO see BY .
late number Of the Union that the Supreme
Court have sustained him-or concurs.
Year: 1865

JOHN BRowS.-The widow and the orphan
daughters of John Brown, whose name has
become a part Of the history of this great
Government. are now living at Red Bluff
We learn from the Independent that this
family are in straitened circumstances. That
paper and many others throughout the State
arc making efforts to raise fund sufficient for
the purchase of snug little homestead for
the widow and orphans who have no male
relatives capable Of assisting them, thus en-
sbling the daughters, by teaching and other
pursuits suitable to their sex and accomplish
menss, to make . living amoug US. Who
among us will take steps to gather in trib-
ute worthy Of Shasta! We hope to see some
thing done.
Year: 1865

MINING ESrERPRIsr.-A company is being
formed here for the purpose of tunneling
through point on the Sacramento river
lust above its confluence with Pit river, and
turning the stream through it. The scheme
is said to be very feasible, and can easily and
cheap,y be done. Some two miles Of the
river bed, which is supposed to be rich in
gold, will be thoroughly drained by this
oner atiOn.
Year: 1865

AcciDrsr.-On Monday last, while firing
the cannon in honor of the capitulation of
Lee and his army, Sigman Greiner, a wor-
thy citizen Of our town, was badly wounded
by the premature discharge of the gun. His
arms and face were badly burnt, and for
time it was feared his sight was entirely
destroyed. His physicians-Msssrs. Shurt-
left and Briceland-inform US that now they
are quite confident of being able to save at
least one Of his eyes, and that it is possible
neither will be entirely lost. James Rea-
gan, who was attending the vent, had his
right hand badly burnt, but has not been laid
up because Of it. though it has been very
painful. He is now much improved.
Year: 1865

No FELLowsHIP WITH CowARDs.-The San
Francisco correspondent Of tho Gold Hill
News tells the following:


The son of well known resident of San
Francisco lett here some time since, and was
mustered into tho service of the United
States. at the east, as an officer in the Army
of the Potomac. Recently he was tried for
cowardicc, convicted, cashiered and dismiss
ed the service, and returned home to reside
with his young wife. She, true woman and
patriot as she is, disowned him, however, and
q separation which is to end in a divorce has
taken place, as she is determined to bear no
offspring to a coward who turned his back on
the enemies of his country. Serves him right!
says everybody and SO say l.
Year: 1865

Not unto us. who did but seek
The word that burned within to speak.
Not unto US this day belong


The triumph and exultng song.
Upon Us fell in early youth


The burden Of unwelcome truth,


And lef. us weak and frail and few.
The eensor's painful work to do.
Thenceforth our life fight became,
The air we breathed was hot with blame
For not with guage and softencned tone
We made the bondman's : cause our own.
We bore as freedoms hope forlorn,
The private hate the public scorn
Yet held through all the paths VIC trod
Our faith in man and trust in God.
We prayed and hoped but still with awe,
The coming of the sword we saw;
We heard the nearing steps Of doom,
And saw the shade Of things 10 come.
We hoped for peace our eyes survey
The blood-red dawn of freedoms day;
We prayed Tor love to loose the chain;
Tis shorn By battles axe in twain?
Nor skill nor strength nor zeal Of ours
has mined and heaved the hostile towers;
Not by our hands is turned the key
That sets the singing captives free.
4 redder sea than Egyp,'s wave
Is piled and parted for the slave;
A darker cloud movcs on in light
A ferccr IRE is guide by night.
Tie praise, o LORD be thine alons,
In thy own way thy work be done
Our poor gifts a; Thy feet We cast,
To whom be glory, FIRST and last.
Year: 1865

event which occurred during the latter
part of last week. The house was situat-
ed at Braddocks point and had been


used as a signal station ever since the pos
session of Port Royalisland by our forces.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from defective f1ue. The building was
completely destroyed Those who have
visited the locality Within late years
will remember, perhaps, tomb which is
erected on the grounds not far from the
spot where the house once stood. Ii Is
the belief of many that the remains re-
posing in the tomb are those of Calhoun,
but such is not the case. After the death
of the great agitatOr, the property pass
ed into the hands of members at the
family, and subsequently into the pos
session of his overseer When the over
seer died his body was placed IN the
tomb of which mention has been made,
and where it now rests. Since the fire
occurred carpenters have been sent to
Braddock's Point, where they have huilt
a high tower TO be used by the signal
corps. We presume no loyal person viii
regret the burning of the manion. a
Year: 1865

The information reaches US from Yam
kee sources, that Grant, Lincoln g. Co,
have at last agreed TO exchange prison
ers man for man" We have been so Of
ten deceived about this matter that We
receive the intelligence now with much
distrust Nevertheless, the disclosures
made the other day by Butler, the beast
of Grants duplicity and heartlessness,
and of his own villainy. are of so dam
ming character as to call for some de-
cisive measure on the part of the Wash
mgtOn authorities, TO shelter themselves
from the indignation and contempt OF
the world. 1t is quite possible they may
pretend TO restore the cartel, and may ac-
tually commence the exchange, but We
may as weH hold ourselves prepared 10
SEQ SOME new quib5le raised, and the ex-
change broken off before il has progress
ed far Our commissioner should be on
his guard all the time against their get
ting some advantage, and breaking Oft
just at that time. When one goes among
pickpockets, he cannot keep his hand too
closely OH his purse
Year: 1865

From the Richmond Enquirer Feb Is


General Lee, having assumed command
as General-in-C Chief of the armies of the
Confederate States, publishes this morn
ing two important general orders mos.
and 81 to which we invite the attention
of all. He offers general amnesty to all
deserters, and Others improperly absent.
1t is the duty of every one to make
known this amnesty, and see that every
man who is absent improperly shall be
advised of this pardon. Twenty days
are given in which man can return to
honor and duty. There may be mis-
guided persons who are shielding and
hiding their friends; if SO, we
would especially call their attention
to these orders. This war, every one be-
lieves, is near its end, but when peace re-
turns, dssertion will not be forgotten or
forgiven. Disgrace will forever attach
to the deserter, and its penalties will at
tend him through life. We hope that
people in the neighborhood of deserters
will exert themselves to make known
these orders, and seek to induce these
men to return to their regiments.
Year: 1865

New YORK, Feb 17.-Late rebel pa
pers present some very curious and inter
esting disclosures regarding financial and
military matters i'll JEFF. Davis dominion.
The new currency is now considered OF
less value than the old. There is no
money even of this worthless character
in the Treasury ts settle the immense
outstanding accounts, and taxation Is
declared to be as heavy as the people eau
stand.


The proposal for conscripting negroes
by wholesale having received an adj
verse decision i'll the rebel Congress, the
scheme of calling on them to volunteer
is now being warmly discussed.
Year: 1865

From the Richmond Examiner Feb IS


On the waters of EdistO, and the line
of the South Carolina railrord important
events are in preparation, Sherman,
who is making his cautious advance for
the ravage and utter desolatiOn of South
Carolina, is likely to find lion III his
path That brave State will not fall an
easy prey Beauregard is in his front
with the greater part of that ubiqitous
army of Tennessee, which was the other
day before Nashville; the hardest fought,
longest marched, most capricious army
of modern times. Sherman is only now
beginning to enter upon the difficult part
OF his enterprise; and his inyincible army
is about to be tested We know it can
march incredible distances aud steal
much; but now it will have to fight a
Ittla