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Year: 1865

"A letter, dated lullahona, Tennessee, June
10, says; Abut two O'clock, p. m, yesler
day violent thunder storm visited us. |,
being Sabbath, the guard mounting" was
deferred until two o'clorl:, on account Of the
morning being occupied in gtand review
While the old guard was being turned out
to receive the new guard, a binding fash of
lightning was seen, accompanied instantly by
a terrific peal Of thunder. The whole Of The
old guard together with part of the new
guard. were thrown violently to the earth.
The shock was so severe and sudden that in
most cases the rear rank men were thrown
across the front rank men. One man, .ere-
miah Cooley, of Captain Hunters Company
q, was instantly killed. and Il irlv-lwo others
were more or less severely burned by the
electric fluid. The men were mostly injured
in the region of the shoulders, arms and
hips. The men having been standing at
shoulder arms, in which case the ''barrel Of
the musket would rest in The hollow Of the
right arm and shoulder, the butt Of the piece
resting against the hip" One man who was
on guard in front of the hospital tent bad
his musket thrown from his bands and the
bayonet stuck into the ground. The man
himself shocken pretty severely, but not
thrown down. One man who had been to
the rear and was returning, was struck down
and severe y injured in the eyes. In some
instances the mems boots and shoes were
torn from their feet and torn to pieces, and,
strange as it may appear, the men were in
iured but little in the feet
Year: 1865

THAT'S TRUE. President johnson recent,
y declared, to party Of gentlemen, that the
Government could not exist without the
Democratic party. In IA recent interview
with Judg re Charles Mason, Chairman of the
National Democratic Resident Committee,
he declared that he 'was a Democrat, had
always been a Democrat, and that he was
too old a man to change his politics now,
and that we have more to fear from consoli-
daton than secession; that States have rights
that cannot be ignored under the Constitu-
Year: 1865

HA- A enc arm man was asked by a
woman how he cal me to lese his arm. He
promised to tell her if she would Eet ask
another question. She agreed, and he
said it was bitten Of. As the man went
away, she said she was dying to know
what bit it off,
Year: 1865

The world grows old and men grow cold
TO each while seeking treasure;
And what with want, and care, and toll,
We scarce have time for pleasure.
But never mind that is a loss


Not much to be lamented
Life rolls on gaiIy, if we will


But smile and be content,d.
II we are poor and would be rich,
1t will notbe by pining;
No steady hearts and hopeful minds
Are life's bright silver lining
There's ne'er man that dared to hope,
Hath of his choice repented
The happiest souls on earth. are those
Who smile and be contented-
When grief doth come TO rack the heart,
And fortune bids US sorrow,
From hope we may blessing reap,
And consolation borrow
IF thoTns will rise where roses bloom,
1t cannot be prevented;
So make the best Of life you can,


And smile and be contented
Year: 1865

CLEAN MnKiNG.-It is sometimes forgotten
that the last gll of milk drawn from the cows
udder is the best part of every milking. Care
full experiments made in England show. lac
cordiBg TO a report lately published that the
quality of cream obtained from the last cup
taken from most cows exceeds that Of the irst
in proportion of twelve to one. The differ
ence in the quantity also ia considerable.
Hence, person who carelessly leaves but
half pint of milk uDdrawn, loses in reality
about as much cream as would be afforded by
six or eight pints at the beginning, and loses
too that part Of the cream which gives the
richness and flavor to the butter.
Year: 1865

The recent introduction Of the electric te!e.
graph into Morocco was vehemeuily opposed
by many, WHO looked at the progress Of the
work with q religious horror. The Emperor
threatened with death any person VINO should
iujure the apparatus. out the inhabitants Of
the village Of Mahovany, nevertheless. cut
down the wires. The irale Emperor straight
way had the place surrounded by his troops,
and the heads of ten prominent citizens Here
forthwith cut of and fixed oa the telegraph
poles as an awful warning
Year: 1865

An exceedingly modest young lady desiring
q leg of chicken at the table, said "I'll take
that part that ought to be dressed in drawers" !"
4 nice young gentleman who sat opposite. i'm
mediately said an take the part which ought
to wear the hustle"
Year: 1865

The Nashville Press and Times of
Saturday publishes an account of
the great conAsgration in that city on
Friday afternoon last 1t estimates the
loss of the Government at four millions
of dollars, and it is thought the final es.
innate will make il couple Of millions
more. "The FIRE originated in cellar
where the oil and turpentine was stored,
and spread 80 rapidly that some Of the


wOrkmen barely escaped with their
lives" L @


This is not the first loss endured by
the Government through the criminal
carelessness or lack of common sense on
the part of its su bordinates. The idea
Of piling up millions of dollars worth Of
Government stores over cellar filed
with turpentine and oil, to which access
was necessary at all times, argues an
indifference or want of prudence that is
positively worthy Of severe punishment.
What necessity was there for endanger-
ing all the quartermaster stores at
Nashville with oil and turpentine, when
there we're plenty Of isolated spots where
the eombustible material might have
been stored without jsopardising any
other property Some Of the govern
ment officials act with property commit
ted to their care as though they desired
its destruction, less difficulty being expe.
rieneed in settling with the Govern.
ment for property lost by FIRE or in
battle 1t has been said that FIRE or a
defeat has extricsted many quarter
master from dilemma from which
there was no other avenue of escape. A
rigid investigation of all these accidents
should be instituted, to see if the prims
cause can not be aseertained.
Year: 1865

enough so far as they 90. bul they are
poor calico. or food. for the woman aud
the babies at home How, ] ask, have
other soldiers Jared Liberal bOunIies
have been paid Il EN-, sanitary goods
have been shipped to their families, and
millions of dollars worth distributed
throughout the army. Besides all this,
special acts of legislative bodies have In
creased the monthly compensation These
facts canno; be denied But l am met
with the objection 10 the relief act, that
il will involve The Territory in debt. Sup
pose this objection had prevailed all over
The North during the progress of the
nation's efforts TO sustain itself the slave
holders rebellion, would not our glorious
Union De now rent in twain, and the.
crack of the slave-driver's whip be heard,
as in days past, throughout the South /!
The argument is fallacious, and only con-
ceived in the mind of the an who votes
mot a man nor dollar for the war %


Our Territory TO day is nearly, or en-
tirely. out of debt. We have ''brsad
enough and to spare" The plea of pow
erty viii not do. While others around
us have opened their bowels of compass
sion for the poor soldier and family, we
have kept ours shut up, and contented
ourselves with saying, be ye warmed
and filed" hope the enemies of the
bill will Withdraw their objections, and
that it will receive that consideration
which its importance demands. Let the
defenders of our country have real and
substantial evidence of our appreciation
of their services. Bat what Is the OBJ
lection | understand but one reason is
assigned for the course of the genlemen
on the other side of the House, which
is There is business of more impor-
lance before this body!" l hope Ne
braska soldiers will not soon forget these
unfeeling and uncharitaBle words that
they may be taught to their children
and their childrep's children.


Language fails TO describe the poign-
ant grief that viii fill the heart of sol
eiiifurs wives ard children when it Is
told them, that "there is business of
more importance before this subject of
providing for their relief! Il Is a shame
that any man should conceive such an
uukiud, unpalriotic, unreasonable objec-
ton, bat it is true and will be proclaim
ed from post TO post and camp to camp
Until all shall hear that a certain party
in The Nebraska Legislature consider
their condition of less importance than
Acts for The destruction of black birds,
sc.


Sir, once more l plead, beg, and en-
treat, that the objection be Withdrawn
and the bill be allowed to be introduced,
that il may be considered and amended,
If needed, and made apart OF the stat
utes Of the Territory; thereby saying
10 the world that Nebraska is willing TO
make all possible sacrifices to sustain the
arm that is inficling the death blow TO
Treason, and beating back The savage
foe from our frontier.


The soldier demands q hearing; will
you grant it9
Year: 1865

There is q nan in Maine, the owner
of piece Of erinOllne. who shows de-
cided pluck. He says that when he
minister was hugging and kissing bis
wife. be PsePed through the crack Of the
door and saw ali and as long as be had
The spirit of a man remaining, be would
peep on such occasions
Year: 1865

''There was = sound Of revelry By night"


The moon was shining brightly upon
the polished musket and gorgeous equip
ments of a sentinel in the sea rlet uniform
Of the BDfs-tbe crack regiment Of the
day-as he traversed his brief round at
the garden gate of Greenwich Street,
behind The residence & Sir Henry Gin
too, The commander -In.chIef Of the Brit
ish forces in America His slalwart
figure and high grenadier cap made his
shadow appear gigantic beneath tie rays
of our full and glorious orb-the West
ern moon. Occasionally he would pause
as if listening to the rich music which
ever aud anon swelled forth from The
residenc of Sir Henry. and his thoughts
turned upon the youth aud beauty ming
ling in The dance within. Once or twice
he passed the back of his hand across
his eyes As if TO stay truant tear tha
was stealing from its fountains. His
memory rushed TO the days Of his early
home in ''n,erry England" "


by ST George' - he muttered. half
aloud, Il dad not think l could be so
childish The sound of the tune has
put me in m ind of home and old Devon
shire


Saying this, he broke out into The nil
litary song Of General Wolfe. which. as
tradition goes, he surg while passing up
the 81. Lawrence, the night before he
fell on the plains of Abraham:
Year: 1865

The editor of the San Francisco Flag must
have had in view certain candidates that COM
pose the Boilers ticket in Butte county, when
be penDed the following remarks relative to
mean men of party: :"


OF all the mean men Of party the dissimu-
lating disorganizer IS the meanest. The parti-
sans, who, after having been well fed by the
public, are now endeavoring to disturb the
councils and +hwart the action of great par
ty organization to which they profess to be at.
tached, and which they know to be the best iu
the land, offer the most perfect examples which
we could tiud of the meanest of party mean
men. They are altogether mean, mean from
the surface clear down to their inmost for
while manifest truth and fairness are their &C
cusers, they can bring forward nothing but
manifest falsehood and vindictveness with
which to excuse themselves. Besides, they in
soeDtly affirm their meanness by showing that
in all their party relations they have never
been sincerely devoted to a cause concerning
the public good, except in so far as they might
benefit themselves. They can comprehend
nothing nobler in party organization than in
dividual self, and when individual self cannot
be gratfed upon the broad plain of equality
in sound party organization they iDstinctively
turn into the narrow wolf trails of disorgani-
zation to seek selfgratifcation. They more
completely than anybody else, exempfy the
fact that he who is all self is all meanness. Let
every honest party man increase his contempt
for them until they shall have been driven to
the darkest sneak hole of silent and exhausted
demagogues.


The particular and conspicuous candidates
on the Boilers ticket in this county up TO the
close of the Union County Convention held 10
this place on the Sth aud 9th of August,
prided themselves in being termed '' Black
Republicans or Abotionists, land claimed
more loyalty than The most loyal. The dele
gates in Convention failing to provide fat Of
fees for each of them they, Black Republican
leaders, joined in calling mass meeting took
the position of sore heads and renegades-had
their names placed at the head of the Boilers
ticket for the most remunerative Offices, and
are now appealing to Copperheads and Seces-
sionists to aid them in the destruction of the
Union organization. They, the renegades for
Office, "can comprehend nothing nobler in
party organization than individual self" How
truly it is that " be who is all SELF is all mean.
moss"
Year: 1865

We wish to call the particular attention Of
all voters and all whose interests are identified
with the best interests of Butte county, to the
names of the nominees which compose the
Regular Union County Ticket A large
majority of this ticket are smopg the Oldest
pioneers of Butte and have been constant
residents and tax payers from its organization
till the present time. They have been selected
by as intelligent and upright delegates as were
ever selected by the people to assemble in
convention in this county. We do say, and
defy contradiction. that there never was placed
before the people, in any county, better or
more faithful ticket. As you point TO each
particular name you cannot but say they are
all able, worthy and well qualified, and if
elected will discharge the official duties incum
bent upon them with the greatest satisfaction
and eispstch. What more car the voters OF
Butte county ask.
Year: 1865

Union men, and vote the entire Union ticket.
See that no Bolter tickets are wrung in on
you. Remember that you have to contend
against the tricks of your ancient enemy and
the Boilers combined. See that every Union
man votes, and that none of our opponents be
allowed TO vote without having legal right
to do so. Remember eternal vigilance is
the price of Liberty"


Go to the polls and do your whole duty as
honest, faithful voters,-me worthy the name
of freemeu,-and our entire county ticket will
be elected, Boilers condemned through the
ballot box and classified as the worst enemies
of our Government
Year: 1865

We can assure the supporters of the Regu-
lar Union ticket throughout Butte county that
in the town of Orovile, where there will be
over four hundred votes cast, that the Bolter 5
ticket, from top to bottom, will be defeated by
an overwhelming majority. Out of the whole
number OF votes to be cast here only eleven
boilers can be pointed out every nose count
ed-and two OF them are candidates, and prob
ably several OF the others anticipate deputy
chip. As to what success they will meet with
in capturing the SO called Democracy, we can
not say. but should the Democratic whale
swallow these political Jonas" it is matter
Of doubt whether they would be spewed out
by them as was their illustrious prototype or
pass off by the natural process.
Year: 1865

In al Couventions, of an parties, pledge
to abide by the action of the Convention and
support its nominees is usually exacted. This
is deemed necessary for the maintenance of
party organizations and in order to unity of
action in all party measures. But in the
present case there seems to be the lghtest
possible weight placed upon mems word or
pledge before a regular organized Convention
of the people. The present nominees of the
boiling faction seem to forget that they have
pledged their sacred honor. IA pledge the most
binding of any that can be given or receyed)
to the regular Union Convention. that they
would stand by the nominees and fully en-
dorse the resolutions What confidence, then,
We ask, Of well thinking men, can be placed in
those who, with this pledge yet warm on their
lips, endorse the action of q Convention 10
direct opposition to that which they them
selves pledged to support only day or two
before How is it possible, we ask, for such
men to equalize their conscience so as to meet
the appreciation of those who have the good
and welfare OF the community 10 which they
move and have their being at heart? We
say, let no such men be trusted. Wherein we
ask, are they any better than the Secessionists
or rebels, against whom, perhaps, they de-
claimed very loudly? In principle he does The
same thing and is morally culpable towards
the great Union party as the open avowed
rebel is to the country to which be looks for
protection.


This may seem severe TO those politicians
who have thus disregarded their word of
honor, and yet the people know it to be
the simple truth ; and if such simple truths
are thus disregarded and despised by our can
didates before regularly organized con-
yentions, wherein We ask, is there any use
hereafter of calling the people together to
have an exchange of views and nominate a
ticket to be supported by all right thinking
men? If 10 Convention they are not willing
to abide by the decisions of the majority, they
bad better never go into the Convention but
run independent at once and save their credit
and sacred word of honor How can you
support such men, and yet call yourself honest,
when in doing so you become accessory to his
guilt, and the people make themselves almost
as bad as the candidates themselves, by sup
porting such men under such circumstances
and the Odium is shure to attach itself not nnl Q
to the candidates who have thus wilfuy viola
ted their pledges of honor, but also to those
Union men who give them their support, and
will stink in their nostrils forever after.
Year: 1865

BoLrERs AND NEGRoEs.-In Butte county,
and so far as we can learn throughout the
several boiling counties. the Boilers have
passed resolutions in opposition to negro suf
frage. This is done for the sole purpose of
capturing the Copperhesd and Secession vote
The fact is, as far as we can learn, majority
OF the Boilers are old line Fremont Republi-
cans, and think Of the consistency of them
opposing negro suffrage. If they are not in
principle in favor of negro suffrage we would
like TO know who is. Individually we are op-
posed to negro suffrage and so do we believe
an overwhelming majority of the great Union
party, and judging from the sDtecedents Of
Boilers, If there were ever negro supporters in
the party, they are now the Boilers. The
Boiling party Of itself amounts to nothing in
point Of strength and if the deception, anti
negro suffrage, does not capture the Copper
heads, they will not get fifty votes in Butte
county,
Year: 1865

And remember that if the boiling, so-called
Union men will affiliate with Copperheads and
Secessonsts they will use bogus tickets and
all kinds of deception to defeat the Regular
Union ticket When men who have hereto
fore boasted OF the name Black Republican -
and attributed to their early exertions the
greatest share of the honors of the late Union
victories at the ballot box, and in the battle
field, and then for position TO measure their
loyalty and become nominees to be supported
By their ancient enemies, what is there under
the whole canopy OF Heaven that they will
not stoop TO do.
Year: 1865

In the name of call the gods at once" as
Felix has it, do men in their senses suppose
that our voters, no matter what their politics
may be, will vote for man for State Senator
whose only recommendation is that he is in
favor of dividing the county, is part owner of
Chico Landing, and has been engaged the last
year in trying 10 divert all the trade and trav.
el he can from Orovile man who does not
enjoy the confidence of his immediate neigh
horc
Year: 1865

THE Nevada Gazette, bolter, don't seem TO
like it because there was no boiling from the
State Union Convention, and gives vent to its
disappointment by finding fault with the plat.
form adopted. The Plumss Union, another
boiling organ, unwittingly remarked that there
would be another Union State Convention.
Year: 1865

BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OH
the Treasury, the undersigned has assumed the
General Subscription Agency for the sale of United
States Treasury Notes, bearing seven and three
tenths per cent. interest per snnum, known as the
Year: 1865

good trade is the best gift of father to his SON
It's good effects lost. Sid one of our per
chants the other day, 81 fnd that a young man who
has served an apprenticeship to trade makes the
0eSt ana most faithful salesman book keeper or mer-
chant. He has learned to Keen at whatever he has
commenced until it is completed, and to work con
tlnuousy and steadfastly curing the hours of labor


Learning trade viii not prevent your boy from be
coming eminent as merchant, lawyer physician, di.
vine or saVant 1t will only the Better enable him to
10 So Inc reason usually given for learning boys
mathematics is that it strengthens the mind so does
trade strengthen application and continuity of the
right, which is now so deficient among men.


but the chief usefulness of the trade is to have
something ''to fall back upon" after reverses How
many returned Confederates' who went away well
off, if rich, and have returned penniless and are
now in the depths of trouble would be relieved there
from if they only had trades
Year: 1865

Nothing is mentioned in import list Of any treas
received from your islands. which is very graft
flying feature for your merchants. showing the
balance Of tTais IS against Us, and in your favor
How it will affect the Reciprocity Treaty
ing At Washington. I leave Judge Allen, Secretary
Seward aud bigger bugs than am TO settle be-
tween ;hem. Some may say that it Is by Bills Of
Exchange that the deficit, If any, Is met


Having exhausted my numerical statistics - pretty
Year: 1865

The symptoms of Catarrh as they generally ap-
Geld, that they have frequent attacks, and are
more sensitive to the changes of temperature. In
this condition, the nose may be dry, or slight dis
adhesive. AS the disease becomes chronic, the dis
charges are increased in quantity and changed in
quality; they are now thick and heavy, and are
hawked or coughed off, The secretions are offensive;
causing bad BREATH the voice is thick and nasal;
the eyes are weak; the of the smell is lessen
ed or destroyed; deafness frequently takes place..
Another common and important ptom Of Catarrh
Is that the person is obliged to clear his throat in
the morning of thick or Shiny mucus, which has
fallen down from the head during the night. When
ease is on its way to the lungs, and should lose no
time in arrestingit.


The aJore are but a fen Of tile many Catarr1
symptoms.