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Year: 1865

Congress meets at Washington on Monday
next. Never did greater weight of respon
sibility rest upon the members of that
body. Never was there time when legisla-
ton was more needed by it, nor such want
of precedent for its government, since the
meeting of the first one. Party prejudces
must be laid aside. All old political land
marks must be disregarded, and legislation
begun as for new nation. 1t is a new ma
ton in one sense. The governing institution
of the old nation has been overthrown. and
the new is encountered by the wreck and
debris consequent upon the overthrow. To
get rid of the encumbering wreck, to clear
the decks, and properly trim the ship for a
long voyage, is the business of this Congress.
A tremendous debt is to be cared for. and
such arrangements made as will insure its
speedy liquidation, with the least possible
burthen upon the producing industry of the
land. A divided people are to be re united
and harmonized. Stamp duties to such an
tent as to relieve the poor are to be ignored.
and a tariff on imports to be so arranged as
to work equally and tremendously. What is
to do is easily named, but to do it, and DO 1t
well, is herculean task. and of such magni-
tude as to make those trembe and doubt
whose duty it is to do it. Selfshness and
selfish purposes have no business IN that
Congress. The aggrangzement of men must
yield, that the nation may be aggra1glzed.
There being but a SIN IL minority of Demo
Gratis in the assemblage, we hope to see the
majority rise to the standard of unselish
natriotism
Year: 1865

1t is reasonable to suppose that many of
our exchanges, though they take the pa
pers," do not read them This question of
Miners Convention was raised both in Ne
vada and California months since. The
COURIER took hand in the talk and adyo-
Gated it, whereupon the Marysville Appeal
suggested that either the COURIER or Trinity
Journal should name the time and place
The suggestion of the Appeal was copied
generally. We finding this responsibility SO
generally fixed upon us-for the Trinity
Journal shrked tive called upon the Min
ing and Scientific Press to do the thing for
US. That valuable paper came promptly to
the scratch, and named January 18th, 1866
as the time. and Sacramento as tie place
We then called upon the Mining Bureau,
Office at San Francisco, to take action In the
matter, since which time we have heard moth
ing of it, except from few exchanges which
have found their way through the storm and
mud to our Office.


Tie Auburn Stars and Stripes of Nov. 22d
is just at hand, and seems to be perfectly
innocent of any action having been taken in
this matter. 1t says


The newspapers in the mining counties
have already expressed themselves, almost
with one voice. in favor of such a Convention;
and it seems that now the only question to
be determined is, when and where shall 1t be
held? The Nevada papers are anxious that
it shall be called at that city; other papers
suggest Sacramento as the proper place. Our
voice is with the latter. and we further think,
with the Dutch Flat Enquirer, that the Con-
vention should be assem- mbled as soon as poss'-
bic. in order that the Legislature may have
ample time to consider and digest the meas
ures recommended for their action.


This is all very we'll but if the editor of
that paper had read its exchanges, he could
have written more to the purpose. In con-
nection with this matter of Convention, the
only question now to be settled is as to what
shall be the basis of representation. That
determined, then let local Conventions be
held in every county. and delegates properly
elected and accredited to the State Conven-
ton.


1t is full time that this question was settled,
and each found at work in its own locality.
getting up n Convention for the election of
delegates. Mails are now passing over all
the routes, and will probably so continue
during the winter, and there will be no fur
ther trouble about working in harmony. For
the consummation of the grand results in
view, the Convention should be large, and
the best men of each district sent The
magnitude of the interest in question de-
mands this, and the people should be arous
ed to the standard of its immehsity. Com
pared with it in Importance, the State Fair
interests are as mole hill to old Shasta
Butte, and in results if properly attended to
now and then, the comparison will hold
good. 1t is a move that every resident OF
the Pacific slope and of the nation is inter
esed in, and if it is not success, its failure
may be attributed to the Press.
Year: 1865

LIVE OAK.-Here we go again. We can't
help it. The evidence is before US, and we
must notice it. The Live Oak Company are
taking out surprisingly rich rock. Other
lodes have been discovered in the vicinity,
and we learn that there is already some dis
pute about title to ground. Stop that, gen.
tlemen, if you please. 1t won't do. Rather
than quarrel about a discovery, toss up
"head or tai' for who has it, and let the
loser good naturedly move on to an unoccu-
pied one. There is plenty for all, and good
ton. is the advice of one who has tried it,
Year: 1865

WHIsKYTowN.-The people of this little
burg and once famous mining camp are wax


ing up once more ard showing the true spirit
of enterprise Besides the knickerbocker
they haze discovered some half dozen lodes
which show gold in the groupings in sufi.
cient quantities to justify working, and they
all feel iublant in the belief that when they
once get a mill on the Knickerbocker the
charm will be broken, when industry and the
wealth of the other lodes will bring about
them mills innumerable. The companies
engaged are working independent of any
capital except their own brains and muscles.
and have determined to buy their mills with
the rock they are placing on top of the ground.
1t is the only true way to do business. 1t
is sure. 1t is Independent, and admits of no
such word as fail. 1t does away with all this
croaking about capital to work quartz lodes.
Year: 1865

Pacific COAST RAILRoAD.-We are remind
ed that Notwithstanding its entire feasibility
and the certain prospect of immediate remu
neraton, no steps have been taken toward
the construction of the California and Oregon
Coast Railroad. bill for the authorization OF
which passed Congress at the last session.
The scheme originated in Marvsvile, where
a company was organized tor the purpose,
thev to be granted strip of land todr hun
dred feet wide for the road, and to be allowed
to appropriate and dispose of for their benefit
each alternate section of public land not
mineral bearing to the extent OF ten secuons,
or six thousand four hundred acres per mile
We NAV err. but we should think that the
clause providing that the land shall not be
mineral bearing would vitiate the whole
BILL The question is. what portion of the
land on the Pacific coast does not contain
mineral. The proposed road would be pro
dslctive bevond question of immense benefit
to California as well as Oregon, and should
be commenced Immediately. There can
hardly be a doubt of its proving a paving
investment.-Bee.


True as preachin'. Not only would the
road be paying investme mt, enriching both
California and the North, but as military
necessity the road should be built at once
Should our affairs with England, France or
Spain not be settled amicably, and we should
get to isticuffs with either or all of them,
California and Oregon would be completely
at the mercy of their armies and gunhoats.-
With the overland and coast roads completed
we could defy and grin at them with mpu
nitv. In short. there are thousands of rea
sons why the road should be at once built.
and none against it
Year: 1865

MORE ORNAMENTAL THAN UsEFUL.-The
awning n front of the Express Office still
retains its beauty and magnifeence of drn-
perry, notwithstanding the late war of the
elements, and will probably so continue. a
pleasing mark upon which to rest the eye,
wearied with the grander pictures of our
mauntan scenery. As an object of comment
and lmiratinn to strangers visiting our
town, it is invaluable. Long may 1t wave.
Year: 1865

KNIcKERBocKER.-This company are pro
crossing with splendid prospects. They had
to quit work during the late storm, but il
the fore part of the present week they again
commenced going down. We were assured
by one of the company, last Tuesday, that
the rock prospects from eight to ten cents to
the pound. We know the man and believe
what be saws. Comment is unnecessary.
Year: 1865

FATAL Academia young man named
Alfred Webb, while mining near Texas
Springs, on Monday last, was killed by the
caving of q bank under which he was work
ing. This young man was one of four or five
brothers who are mining there to support
sick mother. who requires the almost con-
stant attention of the father, making this
more than ordinary calamity, even where
death is the result
Year: 1865

TEkRlBLE-ihe following incident of the
late storm, in Siskiyou county, contains
enough of horror for a column:


On Monday night, Oath inst, the family of
Patrick Gilloon were victims to the power of
the elements The house in which they lived
is situated on Scot;'s Bar, at the base of the
mountain. along which runs large ditch.
known as Smiths ditch, and about three
hundred feet above Gilloon's house. During
the night, while the storm was at It's highest,
the man had gone out and examined the
surroundings as well as the darkness would
permit and returned 10 his bed. satisfied that
all was safe. In a few moments, however,
he heard a rush of water. The ditch had
become overtaxed, its bank broke, and the
whole body of its waters came rushing down.
drove madiy and irresistibly through the
house, capsizing n bed upon which three
children were sleeping, fastening the
occupants under it, and carrying out into a
gulch the head of the family. Gilloon was
rescued by his wife, and recovered after hay'
ing remained insensibe some minutes. The
three children were covered with their bed
and heavy deposit of mud and by assisting
friends were dug out after the rush of water
had suhsided Of course life was extinct
The oldest of the three was boy about eleven
years old the others were four years old.
the living members of a birth of triplets. Two
children were saved. The heroism IF the
wife saved the husband Her devotion and
presence Of mind were more than a match
for the dark hcod. Literally did she redeem
the marriage pledge by clinging to him in
adversity as in prosperity.
Year: 1865

ARRIVED battery and last lot OF
machinery for Kely's mill at Lower Springs
arrived this week. 1t will be running in q
very short time. Ttere Is no doubt about
its being success. Kelly himself was over
to Muetown this week. The Morsheads are
not running their mill now, but are getting
out rock that is wonderful to behold Kelly
has let a contract to sink shaft on his claim
there. 1t is on the old Jollie lode.
Year: 1865

REGIsfRY LAw-The Colusa Sun having
become convinced that a registry law will
pass the next Legislature, suggests some
thing. 1t says:


I. seems to be pretty generally settled that
the next Legislature will pass law requir-
ing all voters to register their names before
they can vote at an election. Such a law in
thinly settled country like California is a
perfect hcmbug. 1t will be attended with
great expense and trouble to the voters and
will lie of no practical good whatever But
we are satisfied it will pass, and our object
in sueakng of it is to make suggest IN =
We believe in letting man vote any where
in the State for State officers, and anv where
in a District for District officers. We have
never seen any one, Republican Or Democrat,
who objected to this. Then even if a Regis
try law should be passed, why not fix it so
that man could, by voting an open ticket.
and swearing that his name was registered
at certain place, vote for all officers he
uld be competent to vote for if at home
This would he just, and could be So arranged
as to guard against illegal voting.


Now, Mr.. Sun, we favor registry law
that won't in any way comply with your sug-
gestion. Democratic swearing is just what
We want suppressed. If oaths had any bind
ing effect on that party there would have
been no rebellion Democrats musth bound
stronger than by oaths, if one expects to find
them what they may swear to be. Comply
with the Suns modest suggestion" and
California would have a Democratic Cover
nor next election. What a number of trav
cling Democrats there would be on election
day? Vote early and vote often" the
Democratic maxim. would be carried out
with a vim and enterprise heretofore un-
known.
Year: 1865

DEMocRAcY.-Th Mountain Democrat is
after the Marysville Appeal, because the
Appeal opposes the taxation of Government
bonds. We have not read the Appeals arti-
Gle, buts judge from the quotations by the
Democrat that the Appeal is in favor of the
Government adhering to its pledged faith in
the matter As an inducement TO the people
to buy these bonds, the Government decided
that they should be free from taxation, and
that very clause was the inducement for in.
yestment. Of our own knowledge, there are
thousands SO invested in this county, that
would not have been had the bonds been
taxable. Again, we think the Government
is not loser because of this stipulation; with


out it the bonds would have been thrown into
probability the loan would have been unpro-
ftable to the Government in the end, because
of being so slow of sale as to have failed in
answering the emergencies Of the Govern
ment in its need for money, to pay the cost of
suppressng the Democratic rebellion. When
we read articles in Democratic sheets censur'
ing the acts Of the Government while defend


ing its life against the murderous assaults OF
their own party, we are at a loss to determine
whether the devil rebuking sin, or those
papers, show most hypocrisy and impudence.
Cheek is a wonderful acquisition, and the
Democratic party and the devil have monop-
olized the whole stock-the devil being a
little short because of Democratic demand.
Year: 1865

Judge Wardlaw, Col. Danzns, and Mr.. Huger
all expressed to the President their conviction
that the State had accepted, in good faith, the
results of the issue which has been made
That the people felt that the President had
stood between them and harsh use of the
power of the Government That they felt
entire confidence in his purposes and actions,
and hoped in return to entitle themselves to
his confidence as to their feelings and actions.


The President replied that he was glad to
hear It, That whenever such mutual conf
dence existed there would be an open road
to the restoration of good feeling and pros
porous condition, and that if he knew himself
and thought he did, he would recommend
nothing but what would advance their interest
SO far from pandering to or looking to future
elevation, he must be believed when he said he
had no eye single to such preferment


II, ''he continued" | could be instrumental
in restoring the Government to its former re-
lations and see the people once more united
and happy, | should feel that had more than
filled the measure of my ambition. If could
feel that had contributed to this in any de-
gree, my heart would be more than gratifed
and my ambition fully.


Judge Wardlaw-Every man in South Caro-
lima would respond to that.


Mr.. Huger-I am sure there is on their part
no want of faith. They desire your confidence,
and l am sure they will earn it.


The President expressed himself gratifed
with what had been said by the gentlem en-


Mr.. Dawkins remarked that all South Caro-
lima rerosed confidence in the President, and
that the memorials presented by the chairman
OF the delegation represented the true senti-
ments of the people of that State, both in re
gard to those whom they wish pardoned and
the feeling and position of South Carolina.
Year: 1865

The Peoria HI Transcript, of October 6,
says:


Last evening, about hnlf-pa5t seven o clock,
train on the railroad was thrown off the
track between this city and Washington.-
The train was a little behind time, and was
proceeding at more than usual speed, though
not dangerously fast. The locomotive plunged
down the embankmcnt a distance of about
thirty feet, dragging with it two box cars that,
fortunately for the passengers, were between
the baggage car and tender. The cars we're
thrown on different sides of the track The
locomotive whirled clear over and fell on its
top. Three persons were on it at the time,
two fremen and the engineer. One of the
firemen Mr.. Reese, was. caught between the
tender and locomotive and crushed, and then
thrown one hundred feet over a fence by the
side of the track. He was picked up and
carried into the ladies' car. The other fire
man, Mr. A. Owen, was carried over by the
locomotive, wounded in the head by his fall,
and one of his legs broken and pinned to the
earth.


"Mr. Brown, the engineer, saw the danger
(the accident was caused by the breaking of
an axle) and pulled the whistle. The loco
motive overturned and buried him. The coal
and burning wood fell around him, while over
him the water cocks of the boiler, loosened
by the fall, covered him with steam. The
screams of the unfortunate man were piteOus
to hear. The passengers aooked to the spot,
and with pals dipped up water from the creek
and put out the flames, but the steam cooked
the unfortunate man until the skin peeled
from his hands and face. A heavy bar lay
across his knee so that it was almost impossi
BILE to get him out. After two hours digging
he was rescued. Only one man could 20 in
at time in the hole under the ruins Of the
tender and locomotive, and after digging with
his hands until the hot steam drove him back,
he would be relieved by others.
Year: 1865

ABOUT RIGHT.-Writers upon preserving
eyesight say that if persons, every time they
wash their faces, press their eyes forward, or
try to make them round as they can, taking
care not to press Or hatten the pupil of the
eye, their eyesight would be improved. The
Boston Courier says this theory is based
upon the idea that the structure of this organ
can be chagged, and it adds las well might
people try to turn a snub nose into an aquilne
by pulling down the end of it every time they
wash their faces
Year: 1865

Some of the Fenians in Dublin placarded
the dead walls of that city with the following
parody of the recent proclamation of the Lord
Lieutenant:
"By the Lord Lieutenant General and has man,


or any other man:
Year: 1865

For WHOM DO FASHIONABLE WOMEN Dress.
The idea that ladies who lavish enormous
sums annually in persoeal decorations dress 10
tascinate their husbands lovers, or man in the
aggregate, is a vulgar error. A fashionable
woman is not half as anxious to win the ad-
mlratiOn of the men as to provoke the envy of
her own sex. The truth is, that gentlemen.
as a rule, know very little about the CONNER
cial value of female attire, and Except when
they are called upon to pay the bills care less.
An elegant and becoming toilette, however
inexpensive, generally satisfies them. Not so
our first family bellies and dashing dowagers
Cost is their standard Of excellence in cos
tune. And what consummate suptuary critics
they are. No tradesman is better Judge Of
the articles in which he deals than the lady of
fashion is Of all the articles her sisters wear.
With a single side-glance, rapid, keen, and
searching, she can reckon up the habili-
ments of rival in the beau monde almost to a
shilling. No pawnbroker, however accustomed
to guage the price Of costly trumpery, could
come nearer the mark. Imitation cashmeres,
simulated lace, and false jewelry, however
rrdiSembtant, do not deceive her for an in
terest. She sees through the cheat as easily
as banker detects a forged bill, and sneers
inwardly at the vain attempt to cope with her
genuine eXtravagances. She triumphs in the
reflection that all her ''set,n sharp-eyed as
herself, can distinguish between cheap fine
ladyism and the ruinous grandeur it is intended
to cope with as well as she can. But mole
eyed man sees not the difference unless it is
pointed out to him. Is it not obvious from
these premises that the richly bedight god
desses of Fashions Empyrean dress to pro-
woke envy in each other rather than to com
mand manly worship? Of course they like to
be admired by men, but to be enried By ecomen
is supreme luxury.
Year: 1865

The European laborer who desires to emf
CRATE to this country has every facility for the
movement of himself and family placed before
him, and those who are already here are greatly
assisted by the emigrant passenger ticket sys-
TEN, in extending help to those longing to come
over. To such a perfection is the business of
the transportation of emigrants carried, that it
is to-day easy for the ''cousin in Ameriky'' to
purchase at far inland railroad stations, in
many parts of New England ticket that
shall transport the Pat or Biddy from any
portion of the Green Isle to the depot where
the ticket is obtained.


Emigration is increasing the price of labor
in many of the old world countries In Ire.
land the farm hand who formerly worked for
from six to twelve or fifteen cents day, and
who was content to count a pig as his only
item of worldly goods, now gets his half dollar
day and keeps cow.


In England the woolen trade is in most
satisfactory condition, and in France, Belgium
and Germany, the production of wooden cloth
is greatly on the increase. The American de-
mand upon European countries for this class
of goods has been heavy and steady. The
start that has taken place among our facto.
ries here, may soon reduce the bulk of our
foreign orders,-Boston Commercial RuIIetiu.
Year: 1865

Who is there that hath not heard some honest.
palnstaiing man say, when old age is coming on, Il
VIII retire from business. and prepare for another
world, or some such words? Yet. well meant as
this may be- it is great error to suppose that the
common engagements of this world are a hindrance
to our preparation for the next for Scripture and
reason show that we sent into this probationary
state to the end that souls might learn experience
among the diverse circumstances of active life so rs
to know good from evil, and never to hazard the fall
ing from glory when attained by any such mis-
take as was committed by those spirits who kept not
their first estate.-.Hysteyie8 Of life
Year: 1865

FoRCE.-A year or two ago Professor Tyn-
dali demonstrated before the Royal Institution
Of London that all motion produced heat. and
then that in return SO much htst was equal to
so much motive power. Sir John IIcrschel
had before declared that all our motive power
comes from the sun, SO that every wind that
blows, every wave that beats, all the steam
power on which we pride ourselves, all the
vegetable life which as wood. or peat, or coal,
becomes fuel for the engine or food, which is
the fuel Of animal life, comes from the sun,
and is bottled up, i'll coal for instance, from
long ages ago, to be uncorked now under the
guidance of the mind Of man. We have no
power to originate force, only to direct it---all
power coming from God in the most literal
sense, and all the forces Of nature being really
exchangeablc one for the other, but not being
capable Of being expended any more than mat
ter itself, but only changed in for or more prop
erly in direction according to certain fixed laws
by spiritual forces, such as those which each
man is conscious within himself, but which
here cannot be discussed. Thus it is that the
thoughts OF the wise increasingly govern the
world
Year: 1865

How SUGAR Is MADE WHIrE.-The way in
which sugar is made perfectly white, it is s!id,
had gone through a clay mud puddle, went
with her muddy feet into a sugar house. She
left her tracks on pile OF sugar 1t was OBJ
served by some one, that wherever the tracks
were the sugar was whitencd This led to
some experiments The result WAS that wet
clay came to be used in refining sugar. It is
used in this way y:-the sugar is put into earth
en- jars, shaped as you see the sugar loayes are.
The large ends are upwards. The smaller ends
have a hole in them. The jar is filled with su-
car, the clay put over the top, and kept wet


The moisture goes down through the sugar
and drops from the hole in the small end of
the jar. This makes the sugar perfectly white