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Year: 1862

We have received no later papers from
the east since our last, but from persons
who have recently arrived we learn that the
Union successes of late have been continu-
Gus and signally demonstrahve. The for
ward march of the Federal army during the
past month has been entirely uninterrupted
the feeble and fast relaxing efforts of the
Confederates presenting but slight resist
ance to its onward course. Thank God,
the stain cast upon the valor and courage of
northern troops by the precipitate retreat at
Bulls Run, has been more than wiped out
by the recent brilliant victories of the Fed
eral forces, and the reinstatement of the
old flag in every State in the Union. Though
disgraced and trailed in the dust by the
disloyal portion of the secession States, yet
when its ample folds are again spread to the
breeze, we find it now, as it ever has been,
source of inspiration to those who respect
it. The Legislature of the State of Ten
nessee has signifed her allegiance to the
Union by placing her volunteer forces and
means at the disposition of the Federal
Government, Inese recent achievements
seem to have put to flight all hopes of sue
cess on the part of the Confederates, and
failing to enlist foreign power in their be-
half, they have finally made overtures TO
the Government for a peace convention.
This they should have done before trying
to enlist foreign aid, as their efforts in that
direction evinced desperately hostile rather
than peaceful disposition towards the Gov
ernment. They must have been aware that
if the scheme had proved successful it would
have inaugurated war to continue perhaps
for years, deluging the country with blood
and leaving both North and South de-
vastated wreck. We are not aware of any
conditions indicated by the Confederate
States in their proposition for peace con
vention, but they certainly cannot expect
that such a proposition will be accepted un.
less they have first disbanded their army
and ceased all opposition to the Fedora
Government. They cannot expect to secure
peace with the Government in the same
form that two foreign powers would trea
with each other.


By the news from the East, expected
hourly. we shall doubtless hear of more Tn.
ion victories and nrobablv oct still nlaine1
indications that the war is near its close.


Since the above was in type, we have re-
ceived later news, which we give in another
column.
Year: 1862

THE FERRY AT LEwIsToN.-We are in
formed that persons frequently fall into er-
ror in regard to the ferry across Snake
river at Lewiston. Mistaking the ferry
eight miles this side of Lewiston for the
one on the main road, trey have crossed
Snake river at this ferry and then been
obliged to swim Clearwater, opposite Lew
iston. We learn it is the design of the
owners of the lower ferry to place another
across Clearwater, but tn re is none at
present. The traveller should continue up
Snake river eight miles from the mouth of
the Alpowa, ii he would avoid risks and in
convenience. We make these suggestions
for the benefit of the travelling public.


PACK TRAINs.-Three large pack trains
will leave this city to-day, for Salmon
Year: 1862

Loss OF SToCK.-The loss of stock in
the Willamette, during the past winter was
but little less in proportion than that expe-
rienced here. 1t is estimated that near one
fourth of the stock in the Willamette
died during the winter. The mortality
among sheep as greater than among any
other kind of stock.
Year: 1862

FROM SALMoN.-Mr. Mcbride, of Nc
the miners are e now Iea2ing fs Salmon rs rtRgt tRst
Tor the lower country quite as numerously
as they are leaving this point FOR the mines.
They are compelled to come oat on account
of the scarcity of provisions, and much suf-
fering is already experienced in the mines
from this cause.


There had been considerable sickness in
the mines, mostly lung diseases. Five men
died at Florence week before last, of con-
sumption.


Two or three pack trains had started up
Snake river from Lewiston, intending to go
to Florence by way of Salmon river, but
were compelled to return on account of the
high water


Mr.. McB. advises persons bound Salmon
ward to wait until a supply of provisions is
first taken into the mines, as they cannot
possibly obtain them there now. 1t will
probably be a month yet before provisions
can be taken into the mines The streams
on the road to Salmon are all very high.
and there is yet full ten feet of snow in the
diggings.
Year: 1862

FoR THE MINEs.-The vanguard of the
immigration to the mines are now daily
passing through this place. The majority
of them come on foot, carrying only their
blankets with them, and despite the assu-
arance that there are no provisions in the
mines they push on, saying that they were
told at the Dales that they would find the
people here in a starving condition; but
meeting with the reverse, they are encour-
aged to believe that they will find the same
state of affairs on Salmon river.
Year: 1862

In reply to an inquiry upon the subject, Secre-
tary Benjamin says that "volunteers re- enlisting
for the war for the Confederate service, have
the right to select the company and regiment
with which they prefer to connect themselves
after the expiration Of their present term of en-
listment."
Year: 1862

SLIGHTLY PARTNGToNIAN.--A sturdy old
backwoodsman in Hopkinsville, Kentucky,
expressed his Union sentiments after the
fall of Fort Donelson, in the following Par
tingtonian style:


The Southern States have no right to sue
ceed from the Union. They never ought to
have succeeded from the Union; and if
had my way about il would massacre them
back into the Union, and if they didn't be-
have themselves should be in favor Of ex-
plOding them to some island where the face
of man never had been seen. aud where the
face of man never will be seen, and there
they should live out the balance of their
days in repentance.
Year: 1862

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York Times
has just made known the interesting fact
that the traitor General, Mansfield Lowell,
is a grand nephew of the infamous Benedict
Arnold. This reflects no credit upon the
memory of Benedict, nor probably, was it
put forth in the expectation that it would
Year: 1862

- of Nevada ss Eureka Township Before In,
STANLEY }. =. People of the State Of California 10
ROBERT MCCLOUD and SARAH w. MCPHERSON you are
hereby summoned to appear before the undersigned
Justice of the Peace at his Office in said Township on
SATURDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MAY. A.
D.. 1867 at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, TO answer 10 the com.
plaint Of D. RANSOM to obtain decree Of this Court
for the foreclosure of cetan mortgage bearing date
June LIST. 1858. executed by you to y. Ransom, and
for the sale Of the premises therein, and in said com
plant particularly mentioned and described and the
application of the monies arising from such sale to
the paylnent Of the amount due on a certain promis
sorry note set forth in the said complaint made and
delivered by the defendant Robert McCloud to tine
plaintiff d Ransom, bearing even date with the sau
mortgage that there is due upon said note more than
the sum of two hundred dollars and interest thereon
at the rate of three per cent per month from the l
of June 1858. And if any deficiency shall remain
after applying all the monies arising from the sale OF
said premises to the payment Of said amount inter.
est and costs thereon that the plaintiff may have ex.
ecution therefor against the said defendants and an
and every person claiming through or under the de-
PENDANTS subsequently to the date Of plaintiff mort
gage may be barred and foreclosed Of all right claim
in equity of redemption in and to the said premises
or any part thereof and such other and further relief
or both in the premises may be just and equitable.
And you are hereby notified that if you fail to appear
and answer. judgment will be taken against you for
the sum of two hundred dollars and interest thereon
at the rate of three per cent. per month from the


first day of June, A. D. 1858, together with all the
costs Of suit and also demand of the court such other
relief as prayed for in said complaint. Given under
my hand this eighth day of May A. D. 1862.


IRA STANLEY, Justice of the Peace


Ordered that the foregoing summons be published
once week for three weeks in the Nevada Democrat
a paper pubshedin Nevada county.


May 10. 1S62.-3w. IRA STANLEY, J. r
Year: 1862

This terrible disease is aarmngly on the increase
in this country and should be attended to in season
for there is no complaint more dangerous, and at
tended with more suffering than this fatal disease.
ANY person who has been troubled with venereal,
seminal weakness, any other private disease,
should watch very closely for this trouble It's first
symptoms is generally unpleasant sensation in
the parts. sometimes of tickling nature. uneaS-
mess Of the mind, underlined dread of something
you know not what and If not attended to the urine
becomes affected and then follow all those dreadful
symptoms which so often result in miserable and
disgusting death. But the suffering, before death
comes to relieve the patient is dreadful; sometimes
plunging the sufferer into that living death-lnsan-
ity.


DR.. J. c. Young's mode Of treatment is new dis
covery, made within few years by NJ Ricord of the
French Venereal Hospital; and is sure safe and
speedy.


All afflicted should call on Dr. Young at once, and
they will be sure of permanent cure without an
operation.


p S-Dr J. c Young's Medical Works give a
more detailed account of the above awful disease,


Dr. J. G. Young's Office is at No. 75l Clay street,
opposite the the Portsmouth House. San Francisco,
California.
Year: 1862

iurther protest against the resolution of Con.
gress pledglng the nation to pay for ali ne
groes which may be emancipated by the au.
thOrlty Of any of the Southern States; that
we regard such measures, involving as thew
do an expenditure Of two thousand Ave hun.
dred millions Of dollars, as measures Of tran
eendent enormity. and fruitful only Of nation.
al beggary to the land we love; that we are
unal'erably and unconditionally opposed to
all schemes having for their object, immedi.
ate or remote, the taxation Of the white man
tor the purchase Of negroes anywhere and
That we deny the constitutional right of tho
President or Congress to adopt q policy
which taxes white labor to pay for negroes.
or which would make the government or
people slave dealers--a policy which If not
arrested by the votes Of the people, will en-.
tail upon unborn generations of our kindred
debt more overwhelming and appalling
Ihau ever cursed any nation of ancient Or
modern times.


That in opposition to measures Of this
kind we desire to interpose the peaceful and
powerful agent the ballot of free people.
and say in the language Of another, g We
will neither surrender our rights nor fcrsake
them"


That the people Of Indiana having inhib.
tied, by the State constitution and laws, the
entrance Of free negroes and mrlattoes into
this State. and as the Observation-Disclosures on
our border are likely to bring an influx Of
that population from neighborlng States, We
respectfully ask the public authorities of In.
diana TO see that the constitution and laws
are properly enforced on that subject.
When the people Of Indiana adopted the ne.
gro exclusion clause by majority Of ninety
four thousand votes. they meant that the
honest labOrlng white man should have no
competitor in the black race-that the soil of
Indiana should belong to the white man, and
that he alone was suited to her free institu-
ti0ns.


That the people justly view with alarm
the reckless extravaganza which peryades
every department OF the Federal Govern
ment; that return to rigid economy and ac-
countability is indispensable to arrest the
systematic pluader Of the public treasury by
favored partIsans, while the recent startling
developments Of frauds and corruptions az
the Federal metropolis, show that an entire
change OF Administration is isimperatiyely de-
manded.
Year: 1862

A TALKING CoNGREss.-The New York
World hits of Congress for its talking
propensity in the following style:


Gold three per cent premium in Wall
street yesterday, and the rate rising; yet
Congress does nothing but talk.


The tide Of specie setting in heavily
for Europe; yet Congress does nothing but
talk.


Tn exchanges Of the country, foreign
and domestic, in wild disorder; yet Con
gress does nothing but talk.


The currency Of the nation in q process
of degradation, while values are unsettled
yet Congress does nothing but talk.


Not dollar to te found in the Federal
Trei sury on the 18th of January (see Mr..
Chase's s?eech) yet Congress does noth-
ing but talk


An irredeemable currency. inflated val
ues. monetary discredit commercial dis,
honor, reputation, certain disunion, an
abrupt and ingenious termination of the
war-all imminent; yet Congress does
nothing but talk.
Year: 1862

THE UNIONS WoRsT ENENIEs.-The n.
Y. Journal Of Commerce. truly declares that
the worst enemies Of the Union to day are
those who urge the abandonment Of all
the principles Of Washington and the pa
triot fathers, and propose to make the
war one Of exterminltion. These men
declare the Constitution a bundle of red
tape, and shout themselves hoarse with
calling every one traitor who does not
oppose President Lincoln in his conscrva-
tive policy.
Year: 1862

BagrThe New York Tribune says General
Sherman has several thousand niggers
picking cotton Tor the government on the
sea islands adjacent to Port Royal, and
recommends that the government should
Immediately take measures to clothe and
educate these interesting people,


Our notion is that the government has
got enough on hand without making itself
q universal Niger schoolmaster.
Year: 1862

THOsE who are lnjastly accused Of en-
tertaining sympathy for the rebels can
relieve themselves by pitching in and doing
what they can 10 raise troops for the new
regiments now forming. such conduct
would he apt TO vindicate them. But those
who discourage volunteering. by word or
deed. will not help themselves much in
this respect.
Year: 1862




The sxcessive prices charged for leather IN this
state are being fslt the more kesny as winter ,p-
pro.shes The government finds it 80 diiheult to
procure the article for the army, and the prices bs.
ing too exorbtant we understand it has instructed
the Quarter Masters Department to pay 81 per
pound for sole leather, $l,a5 for harness leather,
and 81 so for upper for shoes, and no more If the
veoes and tanners refuse to take those prices the
order is to impress it for the nss Of the
at those prices. = - l. -.
Now it appears to US, If the price for heather xed
by the government be fair remunerating price to
the tanner or vender, in these times, and We believe
it is generally thought So and if it be right for the
government to pay no more is it just for the public
equally needy, and thousands far less able to pay,
to be compelled to pay the higher prices which are
charged for it! Common sense md justice answer,
Mol -.


But why should the government exact this Of the
tanners and vendsrs Of leather and not snforcs the
same rule upon all venders of articles of prime ne
cesslty! Every consideration of sound policy sad
justice demand that tanners should bs placed upon
the same footing with all other producers of articles
which the government and the public must have
The extortion in leather is not greater, perhaps,
than it is IN many other articles; and if it be just
and right to fix price for leather and if the gov
ernment has the constitutional right to put tanners
under the ban, why in the name of justice are not
all others placed upon the same footingi
Year: 1862

NEwBERN-It is currently rumored here that
Newbern has been evacuated by the Yankees We
are inclined to the opinion that the small number
left there by Burnside are off on another raid, or at
some mischief at another point.
Year: 1862

The Union citizens of the Twcnty-Grst Ward
rooms Of the Ward Association, on the corner
Of Broadway and Thrty-second street. A
strong array Of speakers will be present, and
tho citizens Of tic ward should see to il that
the meeting be full, enthusiastic, and the prom
ise Of an earnest and successful campaign


Sec advertisement for the list of tpeakers-al
Of them men who never want good audiences
Year: 1862

An immense and most enthusiastic meeting
rocked the old Cradle Of Liberty in Boston
yesterday. An address upon the Proclamation
Of Emancipation was made by the Hon. Charles
Sumner, which we hive the pleasure of laying
in full before our readers this morning.
Year: 1862

From the CrlSlS. zv,-t


We have excluded from our reports the des-
picable slander upon our Ohio Troops at the
awful battle of Pittsburgh Landing sent from
Chicago to the Cincinnati papers. We are
surprised that any Ohio paper would suffer
such ISLANDERS in their columns.


We know some of the regiments well, and
their brave officers included in this iibelous
charge of COW ardice. The author should be
hunted out and posted at every road crossing
in tie State as base villain. Regiments cut
up. and their officers killed, could not be ex
pected to stand their ground against odds.


We venture the assertion that the dirty au-
thor of this slander never ventured near
enough to danger to ascertain the truth OF
anything he may write .i...


Whatever may have been our misfortunes
in that bloody conflict, which has brought
sorrow and grief to many happy household,
they cannot be laid to the cowardice OF the
rank and file, and any man who would invent
such stuff deserves to have his scalp taken.
Let those who talk SO boastfully, and cry
cowardice, shoulder their muskets and &c
through a winter campaign of suffering and
deprivatiops, such as our soldiers have fol
m onths past and then into such a battle a:
that at Pittsburg Landing and let us see then
perform!


We have had about enough of this patriot
ism, and the public feeling will not stani
much more of it. Let the Black Republican
slanderers of our soldiers join the army a
once. 1t will do them good. They know ev
erything-they are posted on all military da
ty, and as for bravery, why every one knows


At more appropriate time, a little siftin
of the original causes of some OF our trou
bles in camp may not be amiss. 1t may b
traced to official headquarters.
Year: 1862

The Germantown Telegraph contains
the following description of q new plan
for laying the floors of horse stalls. 1t
appears to be an excellent one: "It con-
sists in making the horse stall floor level
fore and aft, and with an obliquity of
three. quarters of an inch from each side
to the center of the floor, where there is
an opening made in the floor half an inch
wide aud SIX feet in length, or from a
line of the back stall posts towards the
the manger six feet The plank of the
floor is laid crosswise of the stall, the
plank being cut in two in the middle, and
so laid that the ends are half inch apart,
thus forming the opening which 1 have
described. This opening is provided for
dropping the urine directly through the


Aoor. instead OF allowing it to aow on the


floor from where it falls to the back end


of the floor of the stall, thus wetting the


greater portion of the floor, and when the


horse lies down, wetting his body and


clothing, and especially his tail; for there


is generally no provision made for con-


veying the urine farther than the rear oi


the stall.


II place q galvanized sheet iron urine


gutter under the opening in the floor


which has obliauity 10 itself, the maugel
; enc being two inches deep and the dis
charge end six inches deep. 1t discharges
into plank urine gutter six inches deeI
and ten inches wide, which runs along
behind the stalls under the floor, and i
carried by loose floor plank, which ma,
i. be taken up at pleasure and the quite


cleaned out. This gutter has goo'
# descent, so that the urine is discharged
9 from it, but some dirt and refuse will ge
Y into it through the narrow opening j
d the stall floor All the attention that N
d arrangement requires daily. is just t
It pass the fork tines through the slal in th
t, floor.


j. "Those who use my improvement sa


that the bedding will keep drier AID clear
O er for forty days than it will for four {
i. ordinarily arranged. The iron quite
/ costs 81, and the wooden gutter bebin
q the stalls and under the floor will co
a. about IS cents per stall; otherwise tn
" arrangement costs no more than the cou
u mon way"
Year: 1862

sSY. A business man can sometimes
go along for while without advertising,
and so can wagon without greasing,
but it goes hard, and there is deal of
Improbable squealing aud grumbling, if
not breakdown before the journey is
ended,
Year: 1862

the right of the main center, under Gen.
Wallace.


At half past eleven O'Clock the roar of
the battle almost shook the earth in this
vicinity, for the Union guns were being
fred with all the energy that the prospect
of the enemy's defeat could inspire. The
fire from the rebels, however, was not so
vigorous, and they began to eviuce de-
sire to withdraw. They fought as they
slowly moved back, keeping up their fire
from their artillery and muskets along
their whole column, and apparently dis
daining any motion which could be con-
sidered as approximating to a retreat.
AS they retreated they went in excellent
order, battling at every advantageous
point. and delivering their FIRE with con-
siderable effect. Moving somewhat in
the direction of the river. closely fol-
lowed by our men, Gen. Grant feared
that some mistake might occur on the
part of the gunboats, whereby our men
might be injured by their fire. Accord
ingly messenger was sent ordering the
Tlyor and Lexington to steam up to
Hamburg, four miles above, and on nc
occasion to fire inland before reaching
that point. as our men had driven the en-
emy SO far that the shells might ipjure
the wrong party


AT MONDAY.


It was now matter settled beyond
dispute, that the enemy were retreating
They were making but little fire, and
heading their entire column for Corinth
by both roads leading in that direction
From all divisions of our lines they were
closely pursued, CALLING fire being KEEP
upon their rear, which they still returned
at intervals, but with little or no effect.
Year: 1862

This body will adjourn in two weeks, to
meet again next winter, to complete the
work which they spent nearly the en-,
tire session, in trying to perform, to wit:
Elect United States Senator.
Year: 1862

d GENTLEMAN AND WIFE OR TWO GENTLEMEN


can obtain nice Rooms and Board, In the house of Q
Ill American family at prices TO suit the times House
t.ins the modern improvements is neat, quiet and
able Apply at loo East Twcntythrd street, Second
Year: 1862

SLANDER.-It is not often that q per.
son is driven into the presence OF the Judge
snd Jury to prove that he has got . good
chsracter-or that spy portion thereof i. be
yond suspicion. But il seems that a tubstan.
tisl farmer, down in Blue Gra.s township, has
thought it necessary to do so. For several
days last week the case Of butcher vs.. Kicker
has been trying The patience Of the Court, and
producing considerable talk AMI gossip. II
appears that the Defendant had stated that he
had heard that Butcher stole come wood, and
Dutehtr. not wishing 10 be consi 3ered q wood
thief, brough. the suit to publicly vim icate
the purity o! his character, and Of course bring
Kicker to a reslizing sense Of the iinfulness Of
spreading evil reports. and also TO make him
bleed little BY the way Of a remembrance.
How much better either party will feel when
the jury gets n with yer diet, yet remains 10
be seen. Ii both parties do net come out With
Q character worth less than the one they took
in, We are mistaken
Year: 1862

WEDNESDAY EVENING Dec. Is.


Dear Enquirer Much that seems to
be reliable in the news of the last day or
two, would lead to the inference that a
fight is probable on the Occoquan at an
early day. A gentleman from EvanspoEt
Year: 1862

freshness of friends grief, when We say
that for nearly two years we have enjoyed
bis intimate friendship, and We feel that bis
death has made a great rift in our own
life. -


SCREEN be the turf above thee
Friend of my better days;


None knew thee but to love thee,


Nor named thee but TO praise"
SorrowfullY, OUR CORPORAL.