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Year: 1864

Bill, to amend the Pacific Railroad Law.
hos been introduced into the United States Sem
ate asking for MORE TINE TO COMPLETE THE FIRST
be added to the thirty miles now allowed, in
which to select their land.


In reference to the extension of time, we have
this to say, that if company cannot build
road up perfectly level valley one hundred
miles IN two years, it is doubtful whether the
right company have the contract. and besides,
when will the road at that rate reach the Pacific


We do not wish to throw o stone in the way
Of the completion of the road, but We do say,
that if the company get their time extended, SO
that it will take three years to make one hen
dred miles of the road, then it will most likely
happen that that one hundred miles of the road
will be the sum of the Pacific Railroad built in
this State. Look at it as We may, the chances
for monetary crisis. to be most severely felt BY
the time the war closes. is among the things
highly probable. And it is not difficult to FORE
see. that such STATE ui things will greatly re-
fard the work for the time, if it does not suspend
it altogether. If SO. is it wise to extend the
tiinef If the company cannot build the ruad
VIC """ufeu Wiles IN Two years, let US know It.
60 that We may prepare for the worst. Now we
nave means and appliances enough to build the
road through Kansas, and we have right to
expect that it will be pushed through The
company have had ample time to build one hun
dred miles of the road now. If they cannot
build the road in time to protect the interests of
Kansas and to be of some value to the Govern.
ment. 1t is better they should forfeit their right,
and let other parties undertake the work


We trust the Senate of the United States will
not allow the company an hour more then what
they now have. Let the company first show
their energy and will in complying with q law
unusually liberal. and then it will be ample
sary.
Year: 1864

SPEECH OF NEGRO SoLDTEa.-A letter
from Port Hudson is published in the Times,
which gives description of how Christmas
was kept at that place, and the following
speech Of ne cn.commissioned officer OF the
Corps d. Antique, at meeting held to afford
the soldiers OF the Seventh Regiment OF that
organization opportunity to express their
feelings on the occurrence of their first free
Christmas. He said: "Fellow Soldiers of
de Sebenth Regiment-I is mighty glad TO
enjoy dis portunity for enjoying dis fust free
Christmas in dis world what we live in A
wear ago, where was we; We was down IN
de dark land Of slavery. And now where are
we; We are free men and soldiers OF the
United States. And what have we to do:
We have to fight de rebels so dat We never
more be slaves. When de day Of battle come
what will We do /: speak for me, and say
for myself, 90 and fight de rebel till de last
man die. Yes, under de flags what was pre-
sented to us from New York, we fight till &c
last man die and il I be de last man, what
will do /? hold up de flags, and il ! die,
den go to my grave consisted for doing my
duty. De President Of dc United States is
one great man what has done more good dan
any oder man what ever was borned. bless
the Lord we fight for so good commander.
have no more to say now and eSerm0re-
Amen"
Year: 1864

The noble man from earth has fed


How a nation mourns when the good are dead:
His spirit WAS formed for heller sphere
And twas but as a pilgrim he tarried here:
The country weeps, for the men nre few
Who prove through u lifetime so good md truc c.
Oh why did'st thou leave US at this lad time
The era of bloodshed and blnckest crime:


The earth is preserved while the good ones stay.
But alas for our hopes. they pass away.


The God whom he served hath taken him home
He snatched him away from the evil to come.
The spring has cnme-ihr calm blue sky
Will smile on thy grave; but the wind will Sigh
The bright birds will warbe az they do away-
But the sad mourning dove by thy grave will stay
The tears Of nation will bedew the spot
And thro' all coming time thout ne'er be forgo,
Year: 1864

Too MANY IRoSs IN THE FIRI.-When-
ever you see gal with whole lot OF sweet
hearts, its an even chance if she gets
married to either on 'em. One cools off, and
another cools off, and before she brings any
on 'em to the right wedding heat, the coal is
gone and the fire is out. Then she may
blow up dust, but the deuce Of a flame can
she blow again. never see clever-lookin'
gal in danger Of that but do long to whisper
in her ear, "You dear little critter, you,
take care-you have too many irons in the
fre-some on 'em will get stone cold, and
t'other ones will get burnt SO they will
be no good in nature."-Sam Slick.
Year: 1864

CAUTION.-The public are hereby eau.
toned not TO purchase negotiate for any OF the
following Certificates OF Stock In the Palo Alto Gold
at public auction on WEDNESDAY, June LIST, 1864,
In front OF the Post Once Gold Hill and will not be
transferred on the Books OF the company.
Year: 1864

The other day the coach carried our
mail up to Colorado Territory and back to


Atchison before it got to Marysville.
Again this week the mai! sack was left at
Guit'ard's and, lay there uotl man came
along With team and hauled it over here.


Instead of getting a tri-weekly mail, we
get it just as circumstances happen. This
is very nice for our post Office here through
which eigh, or ten smaller Offices are de.
pendent for their mail
Year: 1864

A correspondent OF the 5. Z. AdVo"
cate writes:


These messengers Of death have been
passing thick and fast among the in
habitants of the city, tearing up the
streets, cutting gaspipes and plunging
us into darkness; laundering against
churches and dwellings,; and creating
generally a great tumult; but how few
of the citizens have been harmed in
their persons. Yet what hair-breadth
escapes have been made.


| saw, but few days since, the ins
terror of a gentleman's residence which
shell had entered, cutting the tester
and passing through the pavilion of his
bed, it penetrated the opposite wall
aud lodged in the adjoining room Both
himself and his wife were in the house
at the same time, and he remains there
still. In another instance q similar
missile entered chamber, and passing
between the slabs and the bed clothes
of a crib in which an infant was lying,
left the little creature unhurt, but lost
in the convolutlons of its bedding


Some months ago whilst our intrepid
hremen were making every exertion to
subdue the fast spreading flames in one
of the lower wards, the Yankees open
ed as usual upon the locality. A shell,
in its parabolic descent entered an en-
CINE which a number of fremen were
working, and which was surrounded by
large concourse of others. The mute
friend of our homes was blown to atoms,
the men were dashed to the ground,
and, with the exception of a negro who
had just taken the place of a white man,
and who lost an arm, resulting after
ward in his death, and 8 very slight
wound inflicted on one or two others,
none were injured Meeting our Wor-
thy Mayor some tinesubsequently, and
in conversation with him in reference
to this circumstance, and the general
cleliverance of our citizens from CHASTITY
wounds and horrid deaths, he threw up
his hands and exclaimed: 1T is the
work Of God The history of Charles
ton for months past has most wonder
fully illustrated Divine Providence
There never was anything like it. :
And this at that time was a very gen.
eral sentiment 1t is hoped thatit may
yet be said to be the case.


Passing through the lower wards Of
the city, you would be particularly
struck with two things: First, the sad
desolation. The elegant mansions and
familiar thoroughfares, once rejoicing
in wealth and refinement, and the
theatre of busy hfe-the well known
and fondly cherished churches--some
of. them ancient ADMINISTRATORS
large assemblies were won't 70 bow at
holy affairs, and spacious halls that once
blazed with light and rang with festsl
songs, are all deserted, sombre and
cherries; and this is enhanced by the
forbidding aspect of that vast district
of the city which was laid in ashes
three years ago, and which remains in
unmolested ruins as the monument of
Charleston's long and dreary pause in
the grand march Of Improvement Here
you perceive her humiliation. Bot
move on, and from her beautifnl
whcrves and once beautiful White
Point Garden you see her head lifted in
proud defiance, as she every day chal-
Ienges her Wanting foes to attempt the
desecration Of her sacred soil with their
polluting tread This is her glory.
Year: 1864

Il got interested in the study Of serpents
down in Arkansas, where | spent most of
my last year don't know why, but l was
constantly watching them, and constantly
testing their sagacity by placing them in
new situations and surrounding them with
novel expedients, OF all kinds, I expe-
rienced most with rattlesnakes and copper
heads. One afternoon | seated myself on
IA knoll in the woods to smoke and read,
for | always had book or newspaper with
me, and had been enjoying myself for some
time, when | espied copperhead making
for hole within ten feet of where | sat =
OF course threw down my book and cigar,
and proceeded to try new experiment. As
soon as | stirred the rascal made grand
rush for the hole but l caught his tail, as
he got nearly in and .ierked him some TWEEN
to feet backward. He threw himself into a
in But concluded to let him try the hole
again After a while he started for it, stop
ped when | stirred to curl himself up; but,
as | kept pretty quite, he recovered conf
dence and again went in. Again / .ierked
him ont. No sooner did he touch the
ground than he made another grand rush
for the hole, an straight line for my legs,
But that didn't work, for got out Of the
way, and gave him another fiirt. Thi,
time he layed awhile, appearing to reflect
on the course to be taken. After time
he tried it again, though rather slowly
After getting his head little way in, he
stopped and wigged his tail as if OF
purpose for me TO grab it. l did so
and quicker than dash he threw hi,
head out, and came within quarter OF
an inch of striking me in the face! However
| .ierked him distance, and resolved Il
look out next time. Well he tried the
same game again but it wouldn't work
This time he layed in a coil, perhaps with,
out stirring At last, however, he tried
it once more. He advanced to within
five feet of the hole very slowly, coiled
again, and then, by heavens, he got the
start of me, by one of the cutest tricks, you
ever heard Of How was it p We all ex-
claimed in breath. why, said the mar.
rator, sinking his voice to the acme, Of
solemnity, and looking as honest and sober
as a man could look!


''Why, hejust turned his head toward my
hand and ,raat doaen that hole tail frst.
| saw the rascal eyes twinkle as he did 1t
too-as much as TO say,


What do you think of that, eh ?
Year: 1864

The Washington correspondent of the
New York World says:


Mr., Chase compares the attempt of the
Seward Republicans to revive the finances,
by nominating Mr.. Fessenden Secretary of
the Treasury, to the gatrmo-plastri process
used in the covering of common metal with
silver and gold, ''They may gild as much
as they choose" said he to one of his
friends, they will never succeed in making
their lead spoons and forks look like gold.
MIR. Fessenden is certainly capable man /;
but were he endowed with the fertility of a
Walpole or the genius of Colbert, he
would fail as will any man who will consent
to identity his policy with the policy of Mr..
Lincoln and of Mr. Seward. How can he
cover an annual deficit of nearly seven hun
dred millions of dollars? This is a question
which all the fnanciering skill of the world
combined cannot solve to the satisfaction of
the interests of the nation, unless through
a change of policy, of which the present
Administration is incapable"
Year: 1864

Boys are given to playing tricks on each
other and sometimes on some people whom
they pam grcatly-more than their eniov-
ment Is compensation for. If tricks give
pam to any one they are to be condemned.
Did 1t ever occur to You, boys, how much
more pleasure you might gain, if your tricks
were calculated to surprise and give the
parties on whom they are played pleasure
instead Of pain? Here is a story which IL
lustrates what We mean. Let every boy who
reads It look out for opportunities to pro-
mote, his own enjoyment by tricks Of sim
liar character


n young man was studying at college.
Onc afternoon he walked out with an in
structor; and they CHANGED to see pair of
old shoes, which appeared to belong to a
poor old man at work close by.


Let us have little amusement at his ex-
pense, said the student Suppose We
should hide those shoes and conceal our
/ selves IN the bush to watch his perplexity
/ when he cannot find them.


! i can think OF better trick than that, ;
said the instructor. You arc rich. SUP
pose you stick silver dollar in the toe 9
each OF his shoes and then we will hide.


The young man did so. The poor ma


finished his work soon and went to put o


his shoes. You can imagine his surprise


when he stopped down to pick out pebbl


as he supposed from the toe, and found


bright silver dollar; and whan he foun
! still another in the other shoe, his feeling
oyercame him; he fell upon his knees, look
ed up to heaven and uttered long thanks
giving, in which he thanked kind Provi
dence for sending some unknown hand to
save from perishing his sick and helpless
wife, and his children without bread. Do
you wonder that the young man stood in his
hiding place deeply affected? Young friends,
when you wish to enjoy real pleasure in
witnessing the perplexity Of others, see if
you cannot, in some way initiate this stu
dent, Such tricks are well worth perform
inc
Year: 1864

Enthusiastically desirous of the renomina-
ton of Abraham Lincoln for the Presi-
dency. II there was any strong under
current, it was SO deep that an ordinary
political plummet could not find it


The Convention met Tuesduy morning
in the State House Square, and while the
managers were squaring themselves for
tilt at interesting questions, a stout lung
cd Hoosier leaped to the platform and
knocked all calculations into a cooked
hat by offering resolution that Abraham
Lincoln be nominated for the Presidency
A mighty roar of assent followed. The
very State House trembled with the i'm
pulse. Hats few into space very much
as people saw them gyrating about the
Journal office on the night of the 18th of
October last. That's so.


The same fellow, when the furious up
roar subsidized, nominated O. p. Morton
for Governor of Indiana, and the Conven-
ton and all the people thereat renewed
their vocalistic and saltatory exercises
until the hoarse clamor subsidized into
hysterical whispers for Morton Ifthere
was any division on that question we
couldn't see it and from the way the
''old cocks" in the multitude shook
hands after the performance was over,
we imagine that they hadn't seen each
other since the last time, or that they
felt particularly glorious.


One of em-we suppose he was about
ninety two-almost shook the remaining
molars out of our jaws in the exuberance
of his ecstacy, but it was apparent that
he mistook our identity, inasmuch as he
hailed us as ..General"-under the sup
position, we fancy, that all the homely
men in the crowd were Generals. But
the venerable men who have come down
to us from former generation" skipped
about like lambs in their vain efforts to
express their satisfaction at the nomina-
ton of Morton To be sure the whole
thing was shockingly out of order-as the
convention was only temporarily organic
ed, but there was no getting overit- The
thing was done. 1t was evident that
nothing but Lincoln and Norton would
do-and it was did,


After awhile the convention was or
ganized in the usual way, with stout Joe
Wright as President-after which Gov.
Morton delivered thorough and able
speech The nomination of the ticket
was then completed; which was well re
ceived, though of course defeated candi
dates were not altogether happy, but the
fact was that the mass of the people
thought everything needful had been
done after placing Gov. Morton at the
head of the ticket.


1t is not worth while spending time on
the platform. It was fully up to the
spirit of the times-declaring confidence
in the administration, and the determine
ton and ability fthe people to suppress
the rebellion.
Year: 1864

In comparison with the loss of a wife,
all other bereavements are trifling. The
wife she who fills so large space in
the domestic heaven; she who busted
herself so unweariedly for the precious
ones around her bitter bitter is the tear
that falls on her cold clay You stand
beside her coffin and think of the past
1t seems an amber colored pathway,
where the sun shone upon beautiful flow
ers, or the stars hung glittering over
head. Fain would the soul inger there
No thofhs are remembered save those
your hands may have unwillingly plant
ed. Her noble tender heart lies open to
your inmost sight. You think Of her
now as all gentleness, all beauty, all
purity. But she is dead, The dear heart
that laid upon her bosom, rests in the still
darkness upon a pillow of clay The
hands that ministered so untiringly are
folded, white and cold, beneath the
gloomy portal. The heart whose every
beat measured an eternity Of love lies un-
der your feet The flowers she bent over
with smiles, bend now above her tears,
shaking the dew from their petals that
the verdure around her may be kept
green and beautiful


There is no white arm over YOUR
shoulder, no speaking face to look up
into the eye of love; no trembling lips
to murmer,.:.Oh, it is too sad


There is so strange hush in every
room, no light footsteps passing around
No smile to greet you at nightfan. And
the old clock ticks and strikes, and ticks
it was such music when she could hear
it. Now it seems knell ON the hours
through which you watched the shadows
of death gathering upon her sweet face.


And every day the clock repeats that
old story Many another tale it telleth,
too-of beautiful words and deeds that
are registered above. You feel-oh !;
how often-that the grave cannot keep
her
Year: 1864

The mail steamer Dictator, Captain Blake
man, arrived here at 0 O'Clock this morning
from City Point. She brings no news of spe-
cial importance. The storm on the river last


night was furious, but no damage is known to
have been sustained by the vessels or shipping
Year: 1864

MAYOR GuSrHER on "THE EMERGENCY in
another column our readers will find a pro-
test addressed by the Mayor to General Sand
ford against sending any portion Of our organ
lied militia away from the city at the present
time. Mr. Gunther thinks that it is "emphati-
cally the synonym Of patriotism to keep these
regiments here at the present time, on account
Of the depreciation Of the currency, which
might tempt the lawless and evil disposed to
avail themselves of what would seem to them
a favorable opportunity for arson aud plum
DER That is the way men write when they
are afraid of treading on somebody's toes. Mr..
Gunther thinks we are likely to have repe-
tition of last summers riot: and be ought to be
a good authority. II such an occurrence is
likely it would certainly be dangerous to send
the city regiments away; and Mr. Gunther
ought, therefore, to protest to the proper per-
son, and not to general Of division, who has
no right to take any notice Of his protest.
Year: 1864

so-called change Of ministry has little more in
terest for the world at large than au ordinary
municipal squsbele, fes it is worthy OF no
tice that a change, however slight, ia from less
liberal TO more liberal. The new Premier is
Mr. Brown. man of decided talent, the editor
of the Toronto Globe
Year: 1864

Tho Topic of the Town IL tho New
rpefme the Extract Of the Night Blooming Cereus Eta
celebrity already national The most fragrant flower Of
would scarcely be too much to II not for day but
all time.' II impars permanent fragrance but
stain PHALoN SON SIT Broadway Sold by all
Year: 1864

And with one accord give it their unqualified appro


baton. We now address ourselves to all who are un-
acquainted with ths the greatest Panacea of the age
for the healing of all diseases of the throat and lungs


assuring Won that
Year: 1864

The old man sat by the chimney side


His face was wrinkled and wan
And he leaned both hands on his stout oak caue
As if all his work was done.
His coat was good old fashioned gray,


The pockets were deep and wide;
And his "specs" and his steel tobacco-box
Lay snugly side by side.
The old man liked to stir the fire,


So near him the tOngs were kept;
Sometimes he mused as he gazed at the Goals,
Sometimes he sat and slept.
What saw he in the embers there9


All pictures of other years,
And now and then they wakened smiles.


But often started tears.
His good old wife sat on the other side,


In high-back lag-seat chair;
I see meath the frill of her muslin cap


The sheen of her silvery hair.
There is happy look on her aged face,


AS she busily knits for him
And Nellie takes up the stitches dropped,


For grandmother's eyes are dim.
Their children come and read the news,


To pass the time each day;
How it stirs the blood in the old mans heart


To hear of the world away
Tis homely scene, told you so,


But pleasant to the view
At least thought it so myself, ,
And sketched it down for you.
Be kind unto the old, my friend,


They're worn with this worlds strife,
Though bravely once perchance they fought
The stern, fierce battle Of life.
They taught our youthful feet to climb


Upward life's rugged steep;
Then letus gently lead them down


To where the weary sleep.
Year: 1864

@ ONE OF YOU CAN'T. AND WE PITY
- you. You have tried every remedy but the one
destined by its intrinsic merit to supersede all sim
liar preparations 1t is not surprising you should be
reluctant to try something else after the many eXpeT
iments you have made Of trashy compounds foisted
on the public as certain cure; but
Year: 1864




Fun SPoILED.-The bitter cold nights Of
The early part Of the week threw = mantle
Of thick, glare ice over the still waters Of the
Slough below town, turning out as rarc
skating park as one could wish for. For
day or two, boys and girls, young men and
maidens enjoyed themselves gioriously in
skating exercise there. But the rain has
put an end to that fun, and skates may be
laid aside until the return of another freeze.
New LocoxorlvEs.-Thc Mississippi 4
Missouri Railroad has added two new loco
motives to its rolling stock. They ore named
after two dashing federal generals-General
Sherman and the late Gen. Mcpherson. The
road has been doing thriving business for
the year past, and found its former facilities,
though extensive, quite inadequate to the
business Of the line. A dozen or two more
Of freight cars would be great blessing to
the road.