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Year: 1868




The ladies have originated-and are
carrying through with their characteristic
energy-an enterprise which ought to be
of interest to those who have sympathy in
the advancement of every good work.


1t is purposed to give an exhibition of
TdLleau1 Vioants, elaborated with great
care and with display of taste which will
warrant high appreciation on the part of
the good people of Middletown and its vi
cinity. Many of the most beautiful and
expressive faces of our ladies will grace
the scene, and, in company with members
of the sterner sex, will form groups which
we doubt not will crafty the taste of n
connoisseur. Moreover, that large ele-
ment in our human nature-the taste for
the comic-will not be ignored. While
the inspiring strains of music will be pres
ent to give life and animation to the occa-
sion, there will be scenes provided for
those who delight to unbend the brow of
care in the merry laugh. To the man
whose blood flows sluggishly as he goes
down the hill of life and who is tempted
to complain of the monotony of his decli-
ming years, we would say, come to this
reunion Of your friends and acquaintances
and rejuvenate amid the innocent festivi-
ties and amusements offered by these good
ladies'. To the young man whose pulse
beats high with hope and whose zest for
all that is pleasant in life is unabated, we
need only say that among the attractions
will be Woman's bright eyes-a dag
zling host of eyes of every hue, as Love
may chance to raise his black or azure
banner in their blaze"


10 all-the young and the old, the high
and the low, the rich and the poor-we
would say lend the aid of your presence
and thus encourage the ladies in their en-
deavors to promote good cause, and, at
the same time, contribute to your enter
tainment.


1t might be allowed to moralize little,
just here, on the great dearth of amuse-
'ments in the life of us Americans, and to
deprecate the excessive devotion of the
powers of mind and body to the pursuits
of business, and the eager chase after the
Almighty Dollar" which characterizes
our people. We will leave this question
till some happy time in the future, when
we are attacked by the cacoethes scrsbendi.
To return to the Tableaur-we will state
that the Messrs. Cox have been kind e.
nough to put at the disposal of the ladies
the Show Room recently erected at their
Carriage Factory. It bas been determin-
ed to hold the exhibition on Thursday and
Friday the 9TH and 9Th of May.


Refreshments will be dispensed during
the evening It only remains to say that
the proceeds will be for the benefit Of the
Episcopal Sunday School Library.


ALPHA.
Year: 1868

than because it has been borne by Dem
ocratic Union soldier through the South
and had been honored by the inhabitants
of that Conquered Province.


The abominable weather we have had,
has done great deal towards injuring the
Spring trade. The retailers find compar-
lively small demand for their goods, and
consequently exercise considerable caution
in purchasing. As general thing busi-
ness is dull, but there are some fortunate
exceptions, and we find some houses dri-
wing brisk trade. The whole country,
however, must suffer more or less, until
things in Washington are settled upon
some permanent base. We pray we may
not have long to wait, but fear we pray in
vain. ATMos.
Year: 1868

The Pacific Railroad has climed to the
summit of the Rocky Mountains and begun
its descent on the Pacific slope. A dis
patch from the chief engineer of the work
announces the laying of the rails upon the
summit, with beftting ceremonies, on the
10Th of April
Year: 1868

The New York Times, in reviewing the
article which recently appeared in the Ma
ttonat Intettigencer on the subject of the
succession to the Presidential Office in case
of the removal of the present incumbent,
is very much inclined to believe that the
position assumed by the writer, that nei-
ther Senator Wade or Speaker Colfax are,
under the Constitution, eligible to that
Office, is q correct one.
Year: 1868

MIRACUIOUs EscAPE.-From the Silver
CITY Avalanche of the 10Th we clip this:


Last week young man named Thomas
Hamilton, employed in the Golden Chariot
mine. had one of the most miraculous escapes
from what would seem almost instant death
that il has ever been our lot to record
Hamilton and two others had just prepared
blast and lighted the fuse attached thereto.
Giving the signal, they got into the bucket
and were being hoisted to the surface, du.
ring which operation Hamilton kept looking
downward at the burning fuse. Suddenly
looking upward, he imagined he was about
to come in contact with some projecting tim
bers. and instantly threw himself from the
bucket. Falling distance of thirty feet, he
struck with his head on the solid rock at the
bottom of the shaft. Oh, horror! the fuse
was burning, and without the Intervention
of almost miracle the unfortunate man
would have been blown to atoms. But, as
good luck would have it, in one side of the
shaft, at the bottom, there was eight Tor ten
inches of water, the splashing of which ex-
tinguished the fuse and saved Hamilton's
life. He was brought to the surface and tax
en- to the Miners Hotel. Strange to relate,
his injuries were not of so severe a nature
as might be imagined His head received
some ugly looking cuts, and his shoulders
we're somewhat bruised, but he is now able
to walk about, and will be at work again in
n few days
Year: 1868

This splendid Tonic is now used by all classes
of people for every symptom of Stomach out
of order"


The secret of it is this Plantation Bitters are
certain to correct the juices of the Stomach, all
its machinery at work, and enable it to resist and
throw off the approaching danger. The tendency
of the operations of Nature is always towards a
cure all she needs is little assistance at the
proper time. How much more reasonable and
sensible it is to help her along with gentle, yet
powerful Tonic, than to deluge and weaken and
defeat her curative processes with poisonous drugs
and fiery mixtures, which only stupefy and plant
the seeds of disease and death.
Year: 1868

great French Physician says: ''More than
half of the diseases in the world comes from neg
lect to fortify the system against changes of eli
mate. weather, and food. The great secret of
health is to keep the condition of the Stomach
and Blood regular and uniform. so that changes
from Heat to Cold. from Dry to Damp, etc., can
not upset the machinery of the body, and breed
disease"


Now, it is fact positive and well-known, that
there is no such bulwark and assistant for the
Stomach as
Year: 1868

\ CLERGYMAN Of the Established Church
in England recently preached sermon, at
tributing the continued hot whether TO the
wickedness of the nation in supporting Glad
stone in his measures for the overthrow of
the Irish Establishment.
Year: 1868

In June last, Henry Selmer, an
old man living near Canton, Miss,
was brutally murdered for the
money he was known to have in
his possession. The murderers
only succeeded in getting a small
amount in green backs, and the
secret of the hiding place of his
gold was buried with him, and no
clue could be found to the hidden
treasure. A few nights ago Mr..
J. K. Clomer, who has been living
on the place since the death of


Selmer,- had dream, in which an
old negro woman appeared to him
and directed him to spot where
she said the gold was then buried.
So vivid was the impression made
upon his mind by the dream that
ne Immediately proceeded to ex-
anime the spot SO mysteriously
designated, and after little search
exhumed a box containing S3, 500
in gold twenty dollar pieces.
Year: 1868

Suppose a man owns a skiff; he
fasteas the skiff to the shore with
n rope made of straw; along comes
a COW, gets into the, boat, turns
round and eats the rope, the skiff
thus let loose, with the COW on
hoard starts down stream, and on
its passage, upsets; the COW is
drowned. Now, has the man
flat owns the COW got 10 pay for
the boat, or the man that owns
the boat get to pay for the cow
Year: 1868

In view of the fact that there
is danger that diseased meat may
find its way into the market, it
may be stated, as a guide to meat
purchasers and raisers, that heal
thy meat is firm and elastic to the
touch, and hardly moistens the fin
gers. Diseased meat is soft and
wet, and serum often runs from it.
Good meat has but little odor, and
that by no means disagreeable.-
Diseased meat has faiift and ca
daverous smell. This is best OBJ
served by cutting it and smelling
the knife, or.pouring a little warm
water over it when chopped. 1t
loses, also, ten per cent. more
weight in cooking than when heal
thy. The diseases engendered by
bad meat are chiefly diarrhoea and
tapeworm. Care should be taken
to have meat, most thoroughly
cooked, If consumers wish to avoid
all possibility Of animalcules.
Year: 1868

Commencing at the mouth of Indian Canon.
and running thence up said Canon 10 its source,
thence 10 the line OF the Damascus District. thence
northerly along said line to Euchre Bar, on the
North Fork Of the American river. and thence
down said river to the place of beginning.


WISCONSIN HILL DISTRICT.


Comprises all oil Township No. 7 not included
in Iowa Hill District.


ToDDs VALLEY DISTRICT.


Commencing at the junction Of the North and
Middle Forks OF the American river. and running
thence up said North Fork to the bridge, thence
along the Auburn and Forest Hill road to Smith 8
ranch. thence along the Divide TO and including
Lowel's ranch. thence southery to and including
the Darlanclls claims, thence south to the Middle
Fork Of the American river. and thence down
said river to the place Of beginning.


YANKEE JIM DISTRICT.


Commencing ut the bridge across the North
Fork Of the American river on the Auburn aud
Forest Hill road and running thence easterly
along said road including all on the norhside of
the same, to Smiths ranch. thence along the road
leading from said ranch TO Forest Hill to where
the same inersecis the road from Todd's Valley
to Yankee Jms, thence along said road to Devils
Canon. thence up said Canon to the Miners Ditch,
thence up said ditch to Shirt Tail Canon. thence
down said Canon 70 the North Fork OF the Ameri-
can river and thence down said river to the place
Of beginning.


FOREST HILL DISTRICT.


Bounded on the north by Yankee Jim District,
on the east by Bath District, on the South by the
Middle Fork of the American river, and on the
west by Todd's Valley District.


BATH DISTRICT.


Commencing at what is known as the Big
Falls" in Volcano Canon, and running thence
northerly in Il direct line to the southwest cor
ner of the Mayflower ranch, thence along the
west line OF said ranch. to the northwest corner.
thence easterly along the north line OF said
ranch and north line Of the LampmAn ranch, to
the northeast corner OF said Lampman ranch,
thence south to Volcano Canon. and thence down
said Canon to the place Of beginning.


MICHIGAN BLUFF DISTRICT.


Commencing ut the mouth of Volcano Canon
on the American river ana running thence up
said river TO The mouth of Ell Dorado Canon,
thence up said Canon TO q point 100 rods above
G,ss Hill. thence in direct line TO Volcano
Canon. and thence down said Canon to the place
Of beginning.


DEADwOoD DISTRICT.


Bounded on the west by El Dorado Canon, on
the North by Secret Canon, and on the east by
the North Fork OF the Middle Fork of the Ameri-
can river.


LAST CHANCE DISTRICT.


Bounded on the north by The North Fork Of the
American river, on the east by Tow nshp No. II, ,
on the south by the line Qetween Placer and Ell
Dorado counties, and on the west by Dcadwood
District.
Year: 1868

Commencing at the southwest corner of section
Is, township II north. range S east and running
thence east 10 the northwest corner Of section 23,
thence south 10 the southwest of section rs,
thence east TO the southeast corner of section rs.
township IL north, range east. thence north to
the northeast corner Of section 2, thence west to
the northwest corner Of section thence south to
the southwest corner Of section =, thence west
to the northwest corner Of section 10, township
IL north. range 8 east, and thence south 10 the
place Of beginning.
Year: 1868

Commencing at Drury's Ranch on Shirt Tail
Canon and running thence up said Canon and
along the dividing line Of townships and Z to
the Forks House. thence north to the North Fork
of the American river. thence down said river 10
Euchre Bar, thence southerly to the place Of be-
ginning.
Year: 1868

Georgia D. Prentice says: If there be a solitary human being within our reach, who, by some whimsical hook or crook of heart or brain, has got on the wrong side of the linc-of-battlc- particularly if he has been Whig or Union man, and considers it sort of duty to go against the Democrats, we entreat him to pause and reflect upon what he is about to do. Why should he go with the Radicals? and what reason can he offer for not going with the Democrats All the issues over which we used to fight are dead. The Democratic party itself is reorganized after division which completely de- stroyed and recreated it. In 1860 it fought within itself as resolutely as we ever fought against it. Times have changed; men have changed; issues have changed. Clay, if he were living now, would be Democrat. Webster could be nothing else. All the reput- able old-line Wings that remain are Democrats, from Fillmore to John Bell ]; and God knows, if these men can afford it, there is no one of their followers in the by-gone times who has any excuse to hold back.
Year: 1868

The following. which we clip from an exchange, will give our readers some idea of the difficulties in the working of the great Union Pacific Railroad:

 It was reported last winter that the sheds built by the Pacific Railroad Company to protect their track from the deep snows of the Sierra Nevada mountains were crushed by the weight of snow that fell upon them, and that some other method of protection would have to be devised. It seems however, by letter in the San Fran cisco Bulletin, that this plan of shield ing the track has not been abandoned. The Company are now engaged ill erecting sheds over the cuttings and other exposed points. They are of heavy timber frame work, with pointed gable roofs, and look as if they could withstand almost any pressure of snow. Nearly forty miles of the track will have 10 be thus covered, and the quan- tity of timber required will be enor- nous. Not less than P sawmills, most of them worked by steam, are run night and day, employing nearly 1000 men, and yet they do not work up to the needs of the company. In a few weeks twenty mills will be running. It is estimated that it will rcqure no less than S00,000 feet of lumber to con- struct mile of sheds. So great is this demand, that the country on both sides of the track is being rapidly danudad of ifa foraSfr
Year: 1868

The most cheering intelligence come
to US from all quarters in regard to the
triumphant success Of Republicanism
throught the land. First men, whose
word can be relied on, tell Us that lltheir
sections the principles of the democracy
do not suit the people Then from the
east comes the proof-Vermont gives
10000 increased majority. We are hard
ly done rejoicing at this evidence that
the people are SO anxious to maintain
the Nations credit when from the far
west comes the news that Colorado has
more than doubled her majorities, and
cities that have heretofore elected demo-
cratic mayors have now elected repubii-
cans And Maine has Just given %, geo.
Let the BAL roll on Justice Right aud
Truth are our watch words and they can
never. never fail
Year: 1868

-phiictus Sawyer. who bought his
way to Congress, is again lu the field for
reelection. In a short time you can cX
pect to see some Of h,s tools travelling
through this county, as they did ia years
past, with Sawyer money in their breech
es. trying to corrupt our voters. Look
out for them and if they attempt TO biibe
you. give them warm reception with
the toe Of your boot. The day bias gone
by when our voters can be bribed to vote
for Sawyer. -Chiiton Times.


While travelling in the western part of
the District not long since we were ac-
costed By various leading democrats with
the question this was just before the
democratic Convcntion) ''How much is
Joe. Villas worth ?'' And one with great
gusto said, ''Joe. Villas made speech a
day or two ago in which he claimed to be
worth million dollars. We are going
to nominate him against Sawyer and we IL
show you chaps what monev viii do ~
Now perhaps the Democratic party IS as
yirtuous as the Times would have us
believe, but appearances are greatly
against them.


As to MI Sawyer's buying his way to
Congress it is libel. Mr.. S. pays for
his tickets, and other incidental expenses
and if democrats do not d the same It l.
not because they do not promise to do So
Year: 1868

The follow who took OFense has not yet
returned it.


The man who took bold staud resolved
to bring it back


The lady who knit her brows has COM
menced a pair Of socks.


The young man who few into passion
has had his wings clipped.


The man who was filed with emotion
hadn't room for bis dinner.


The man who got intoxicated with delight
has been turned out Of the temperance So
ciety.


The man who minds his own business
was 10 the city a few days ago but left be
felt so lonesome.


The boy who undertook to ride horse
radish is now prsctieing on saddle Of NUT
ton. .ft. --.a


The lady who cut a gentleman on the
street was observed 70 have 4 pen knife In
her hand. - I'D.


The barber Who dressed che head of q
barrel. has been engaged 70 suFi the Iockso
"a canal
Year: 1868

going TO the cemetery to complete grave,
had found me


The Chateau de Caput was the nearest
house, and L was borne thither, where, by
the skill and assiduity of an eminent phYsi-
clan, called by Count -, l was soon in
the chair of convalesenee.


The person who had been engaged as my
guide happened TO have been classmate of
mine in college, VINO had taken umhrage at
trivial incident which occurred to his dis
advantage / refused to aid IN bringing one
of my own fraternity to justice, and the
piece Of gold bearing his name still pos
sess. He was, however exiIed from France
to expiate for multitude of crimes which
he had committed In indeavoring to sati
ate the Cravings of revenge which was the
first deviation, he became the propagation for
ininnitu
Year: 1868

Under this significant caption a Western
editor reads the following lecture to that
large class of persons who. regularly read
their county paper bat meyer subscribe and
pay for it.: .....-'.... ..@...


Drop that paper Yes drop it Too
mean and niggardly to subscribe and pay
for your county paper which is steadily la
boring for the promotion Of the welfare of
society-for your weIfare-you have been
sponging on your neighbor ever since it was
established You are always eager to read
it, and frequently before it reaches the hands
of its honorable owner it is crumpled and
torn by your flching fingers. Drop It'll
Never pick II up and read it again unless
you can do it with the proud Consciousness
that you have the right-a right secured in
a legitimate way. If you are too poor to aid
in sustaining it let US know and we will
send it to you gratuitonsly. But it is down
right meanness in you when you are as able
as your neighbor to send your children to
borrow it or for you to sit in his Office or
store to read it.
Year: 1868

The vote on the Shore Line Bridge was to be taken in the House yesterday, (Wed- nesday) then comes up the Middletown Bridge question. We have no fear that Litchfeld county will forget what they have at stake in the matter. That unre- liable concern, the Boston and Erie Rail road" las the New Haven Courier terms it) is still feimtiny on the Danbury line; but we do not imagine any one is deceived.
Year: 1868

The Silver steel Co.,, have suspended op erations, except mining. It is understood however that they are about putting up q factory in Bridgeport where the processes which require the use of mineral coal can be carried on more economically.

 The Creamery of Messrs Smith < See- ley commenced receiving milk last week, and will churn for the first time to day. Only about 2OOO qrts of milk per day has been received as yet but the quantity is expected to increase to two or three times that amount soon.
Year: 1868

'INthe estimation of the Wheeling
REGISTER it is henious crime In q
man to be the possessor Of Governmen :
securities. Judging from the conduct
Of that sheet it is not the holding oi
the bonds so much as the bonds them
selves that constitutes the offense.





1t is no answer to say that capitalists
took advantage Of the Government and
exaCted toe high a rate Of interest. II
was very dark hour when the Govern,
ment went before the people and asked
Tor money to equip and pay her armies
Thousands of courageous and loyM mer
were ready to despair. IL was felt or
every hand to be very doubtful whether
the Government conld maintain itself
and it required not q little faith and
courage to believe at that time thai
money loaned to IL ives not absolutely
lost. In these desperate straits the sp
peal for money was made. The term
offered by Congress were accepted b,
the people, not exacted. It was a hart
bargain, but the best that could b.
Year: 1868

The Albany argus says: ave are in
receipt of numerous applications for
tickets of admission to the Democratic
National Convention, which will open
in New York on the 4th of next month,
No tickets have yet been prepared, nor
are we advised that the managers deem
them necessary; bat in the event of the
ticket system being adopted, they win
no doubt, be issued in advance to the
State Delegates in numbers sufficiently
large to meet the wants of the respect
i've Districts. As soon as anything def
mite shall have been agreed upon we
will advise our readers"
Year: 1868

OMAHA would seem to be going into
a state of decline. A correspondent
writing from there says: In the last


week there have been sixteen failures
with business houses, and before the
next sixty days roll around they will
double that amount. Our streets look
as If the place was being deserted.
Omaha can never get Hp the same ex-


citement she did this spring. In my
opinion she is dead for years to come,
and if the truth was told by all they
would coincide with me. Two months
ago there was not store to be rented
in the place. To-day there are sixty
one stores for rent" r