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Year: 1865

20 Constitution of the United States and the State
# California. and discharge the duties Of
II this election to the best of your ability so help
you God"


Returns to be made to Secretary of State.
Sec o. When such votes shall have been count
ed, all the ballots cast together with the voting
iist, checked as aforesaid, shall be sealed up by
the commanding officer, and BY him on
the day succeeding the day of election,
transmitted, by mail or otherwise, to the Sec
retary OF State at Sacramento, and said COM
manding officer shall also make out and Ger
tify duplicate returns of votes given. accor-
ding 10 the forms hereinafter prescribed. seal
up, and forthwith transmit the same by separ-
ate conveyance to the Secretary of State at
Sacramento


Penalty for neglect Of duty or improper inter.


ference Of officers.


Sec. I. Any commanding officer who shall
neglect or refuse TO make such return of votes
AS Is provided IN the fifth and sixth sections of
this ACT. or who shall make false or frandu-
ieutreturh OF such votes and any officer who shall
by command. threats, or promises of any ad-
vantage or preferment, or in any other improp-
-r manner. endravor to control or influence the
vote of any soldier under his comman, or con-


rol. or III like manner cndeavor to prevent or
induce a'y soldier to refrain from voting for
,ny particular candidate or ranCid: tes for whom
such soldier has A light t. vote as provided by


this Act. such officer shall forfeit, for every
such "1'nse. the sum of two hrndr, d dollars
ane half to him vLo shall prosecute to effert
ana The other half to The Treasury of the
county IN which prosecution Tor said offrnse
shall be commenced, and any act so committed
shall be considered, taken. and held to have
been committed BY such officer within the jur-
lsdicton of this State, and such officer shall be
liable to be prosecuted for such offense before
any Justice of the Peace in any county of this
State at any time within one year after such
officer shall return to reside in this State; and
if satisfactory evidence shall be presented to
the Governor of this State that any officer has
been guilty of any Of the offences specified in
this Act, it shall be the duty of the Governor
Immediately to cause such evidence to be
transmitted to the President of the United States,
with the most urgent solicitations that the com
mission of such officer be revoked, and his
name stricken from the army roll
Year: 1865

THE effect of the prevailing murderous
management of the railways on the public
mind must soon be felt in the receipts of the
companies. No man travels now who is not
compelled to. A resident Of this city, who
was never before known to quail, except in
the season of game, left this city for New
York, several weeks since, and much reading
of the very elaborate accounts of railway
murders, published in the journals of that
city, have so thoroughly frightened him that
he still maintains his headquarters at the
Hoffman House, and cannot be persuaded to
trust his incomparably fine person to the
hazard of the train.
Year: 1865

There has been an excitement in New Or
leans created by an outrage Of gang Of ne
groes in taking possession Of one of the street
cars by knocking down the driver and eject
ing the white passengers. In that city every
third street car Is called "starr car, in
which colored people are permitted to ride,


tho others being reserved for white persons.
As the travel Of the colOred population, COM
pared with that Of the whites is about FIVE
per cent, this allowance Of one third of the
number Of cars, or thirty three per cent, for
tho use of the negroes would seem to be lib
eral enough. The regulation is customary
one, and has been recognized by the military
authorities; but Sambo seems not content,


since he wants the privilege of riding in all,
just like the whites. Recently several negro
soldiers and some "civilian" darkeys stopped
car, not "star" car, struck the driver of,
and took possession. One of them assaulted
lady passenger, and when the police came
up they all got ready to fight being armed
with revolvers and clubs. With the aid of
Lieut.. Viele four Of the rioters were arrested
and taken before the Provost Court-a mill
tary institution-which sentenced each of
them to imprisonment in Jail for three
months. The decision, as we learn from
the New Orleans papers, gives good deal
of satisfaction to the citiZens.-BoStom Post.


Not stated quite correctly, neighbor. So
thoroughly have the people of New Orleans
been held in subsection to the ridiculous pre-
judices of the NAsBYs and like conservatives
from the North, that thoy have hitherto con-
sented to ride in cars set apart for that pur-
pose, Whenever they go abroad accompanied
by their servants. This plan has ever
been regarded by the ladies of that town
as a great annoyancei but their husbands
and brothers have never had tho pluck to
rebel against it. We are glad to know that
some negroes have resolved to relieve their
white neighbors from this badge of servitude
Year: 1865

We are informed by ARTEMUs WARD that
our statement that he had fallen in love with
n young lady of this city is without founda-
ton. A. W. will appear at the Washington
theatre this night and tomorrow night, armed
with resolve to resist all the Establishments
of the women.
Year: 1865

S- The policy of the Administration in
regard to restoration is very accurately
stated and successfully indicated in the
speech of General BUTLER, to which we de
vote the first page of to-day's issue.
Year: 1865

The only devil worshipper known to ex-
ist are the Yezidis, singular race of people
living in Armenia The Yezidis were for
merly Christians, were then converted to
MahOmmedanism, and now apparently dis
gusted with both faiths have betaken them
selves to diabolism. The theory of their
priests is that although the mighty angel
Satan, the chief of the angelic host, at pres
ent has quarrel with God, yet reconcilia-
tion will hereafter take place, and he will be
restored to his high rank in the celestial hi
erarchy. This is the foundation of their
hope, and they consider themselves safe in
trusting their destiny to it. Among such
a people, the profane phrase Go to the
devilp would of course be considered as an
expression of good will
Year: 1865

A LITTLE girl had seen her brother play
ing with his sun glass; and heard him talk
about the focus. Consulting the dictionary
she found that focus was defined "a place
where the rays meet" At dinner she an
nounced that she knew the meaning of one
hard word Her father asked her what it
was, and she said it was the word focus,
and that it meant place where they raise
calves. This of course raised a great laugh,
but she produced her dictionary proof
"There," said she, triunphantly, "Focus,
place where the rays meet ! Calves are
meat, and if they raise meat they raise
calves, and SO I am right, amt father ?"
Year: 1865

STEWART THE MERCHANT MILLIONAIRE.
He has many partners, but they are only
partners in profits He is the sole master
of all that is bought and sold, He knows
every article that comes in or goes out of
the store. No bundle leaves without a
check. He selected shawl for his wife
one day and neglected to check it it could
not leave the building. No merchant in
New York works so many hours or gives
such undivided attention to his business.
His rooms are in his down town stores He
comes down early, takes his dinner about
five o'clock, and returns and remains at his
work until late at night He finds his
pleasure in his business. He is as difficult
to approach as the Grand Lama Go to
the store and you will be met at the door by
a courteous gentleman, once an affluent mer-
chant who kept his own establishment. To
your question if Mr., Stewart is in ? res
ponse comes, What is your business 2"
81 want to see Mr.. Stewart ?" " You can't
see him unless I know your business" 1t
is private, you say. Mr. Stewart has no
private business I must know what you
want, sir" If your statement is satisfacto-
ry you are allowed to pass up stairs Here
you are met by another bland, though port
ly gentleman, once a judge of one of our
courts-now the confidential business agent
and companion of Mr.. Stewart, to whom he
devotes all his time. He subjects you to
a series of cross questions as rigorous as if
you were on the witness stand at court. He
keeps you from Mr.. Stewart if he can. If
he can't, when your turn comes, he ushers
you into little box, ten by twelve, where
sits the autocrat of New York merchants
He receives you with blank countenance
and cold eye. His voice is suppressed, his
face inanimate and his air inpatient You
hurry through your business and need a
strong temptation to induce you to run the
gauntlet again.
Year: 1865

A BEES NEST IN A Mans HEAD,-Some
visitors to the battle field of the Seven
Pines last week picked up a remarkably
welldeveoped skull, IN which colony of
bees had built their home. 1t was evidently
a last years nest. for the bees were gone,
though the nest remained perfect.


solloquy as touching as that pronounce d
by Hamlet over the skull of Yorjck might
be suggested by this skull, and the strange
incident Of its becoming the hanitation
Of bees Whose was it2 Nobody
knows. Yes, somebody once knew the
owner well, and some heart broke when he
came not back from the battle. ...


The skull that once, perchance, was ami
mated by rare intelligence, that intelligence
gone, becomes the resting place of bees
To what base use may we come at last.o
Year: 1865

LooK TO THE LITTLE ONEs.-A great
amount of the sickness that flesh is heir to
at this season of the year, and from now 70
the late autu mn, is the result of eating unripe
fruit. A reasonable quantity of ripe fruit
will not injure any healthy person, but un.
fortunately the first installment of fruits that
appear in the market is generally partially
unripe at least. Already we notice children
eating small apples plucked from the trees
boiore they have the least taste or favor of
apples about them. 1t requires good stom-
ach to digest such food this time of year, and
if not digested sickness must be the result.
Year: 1865

! HINTS TO BATHrRs AT this warm season
wheplbathing is so popular, ,it swill to observe
the following hints: On first plunging into
the cold water there comes shock which
drives the blood to the central parts of tho
system. But Immediately reaction takes
place, which is assisted by the exercise OF
swimming, producing, even in water Of . low
temperature, an agreeable warmth. The
stay in the water should never be prolonged
beyond the period of this excitement. IL
the body be left while this warmth continues
and the body Immediately dried, the healthy
glow over the whole surface will be delight
fu.


To remain in the water after the frst re-
action is ovor produces a prolonged chilliness.
shrinking of the flesh, and q contraction Of
the skin by no means favorable to health or
enjoyment for it is only in water thorough.
ly warmed by the summer heats, where ws
may bathe for many hours with impunity.


Certain precautions are necessary. Mod
crate exercise, by summoning into setiou the
powers OF the system, aud quickening ths
circulation, is better than inactivity. We
should never 60 into water Immediately after
meal nor while the process of digestion 10
going forward. Nor should we plunge into
the water when violently heated, or in
state of profuse Precipitation. Such impru.
deDces are often fatal, especially if the wster
be unusually cold, If too warm, the temper.
ature of the body may be reduced by bathing
the wrists and wetting the head. sE.


Before meals rather than after, and espe.
cIally before breakfast and before snpper, are
proper seasons for bathing. The heats Of the
day are to be avoided, but in very hot weath.
er bath is useful to cool the blood and 90.
cure refreshing sleep. II in the middle Of
the day, shaded place should be chosen, or
the heat protected from the sun BY being
kept wet or by wearing a straw hat.
Year: 1865

Our correspondent at New York sends us
the following The letter from which the ex
tracts are taken is dated l7th July, and was
written in the interior of South Carolina


e1 wish had time to picture to you the
present state of things in this State, especially
the low country. will be able to tell
you of this. however. and to explain the com
ing of that struggle which is impending, 1mean
between the races. 1t must of course
end in negro extermination, but at what q
prcs Of white blood and suffering \


With The loss of our negro property
planting cannot be successfully prrsued. as
thetreemen WILL NOT WORK and we must all
look to other means of support. No man,
not Immediately on the spot can realize the
complete and utter upturnlng Of the whole
foundation upon which all our systems rested.


You cannot do to much TO open the eyes
of Yankcedom to this fact aud TO convince
them that the prosperity which they have the
infatuation TO expect to set in, is necessary
impossilHity."


We commend the above to the earnest con-
sideration OF the Abolition negro orshipers
Year: 1865

WAC ON BILLIARDs.-As great many
people don't know how to play billiards, we
make way for description of the game from
the pen orDoesticks, in order that they may
remain IN ignorance no longer. He says -
"a game Of billiards consists of pushing ivo-
ry balls about on a table covered with green
cloth that LOOKS like half an acre of meadow
land with an India rubber fence around it,
The balls are punched with long wooden
ramrods, with wax on the little end to save
the wood and leather from wearing out.
You take your ramrod and rub some chalk
on the teble end then you lean over the
table; ,hen you sqnt then you lift your
leg hen fiddle little on your left hand
with your ramrod, then you punch your ball
If your ball hits the other mans ball, you've
done blg thing, and yo1 poke lot of but
tons that are strung on a wire This is al
there is to game Of billiards. Anybody
can punch billiards | can, and may be you
can"
Year: 1865

e. LIFE OF AN EDIToR.--An editor may write
articles for years right along, which meet
with your most decided appreciation, but you
will give him no special praise for it. 1fhe
happens TO write few lines which you do
not approve, you will get in a terrible rage,
and declare you will never forgive him for it.
What peaceful and pleasant life an editor
has.
Year: 1865

All who have used Dr., HARYEY's FEMALE PILLS
recommend them to others. Nurses recommend
them Druggists and Dealers recommend them IN
prserence to other medicines because of their merits
No lady objects to take them for they are elegantly
PREPARED BY AN EXPERIENCED CHEMIeT


They ar perfectly harmless on the system, may
be taken at any time with perfect safety but dur
ing the early stages Of Pregnancy they should
not be taken or a miscarriage may be the result
They never cause any sickness pain or distress.


Each box contains sxty pills and full directions
foru
Year: 1865

Several years ago. an English gentleman
was travelling on horseback, accompanied
by his faithful dog. Stopping at noon to
rest and refresh himself, he fell asleep un-
der the shade of sheltering tree. Sud
denly starting from his repose, he mount
ell his sized and rode away. Soon after
his dog came to his side, and making tine
widest signs of distress, alarmed his mast
er with the terrible fear of hydrophobia.
lie drew his pistol. and pierced the favor
lite animal with a bullet. The pet dis;ip-
peared, and III the same moment he dis
covered that he had left hi- portmanteau
Returning to the tree under whose foliage
he slept, he found the devoted watcher lyine
in his blood rn the saddle-bags. and in
death giving token of his satisfaction that
the lost property was found. No language
could express the regret and self-re;,roac!l
of the man. A shadow haunted his path
the rest of his life in the memory of that
scene.


How will it be when parents. whose
impiety has ruined their cherished oiispring.
whose tore has inflicted the wound of the
second death upon the soul. meet at the
bar of God! But more than this: when
the rejecters of Jesus ''shall look on him
whom they pierced" and ''wail because
of him." what must be the unsoun,ied
depth of remorSefnl anguish, and the
.blackness Of darkness the deed will
cast over the eternal pathway, if Il mere
incident among the ''things seen and tenn
poral'' so wounds and oversliadows the
sensitive heart


Men talk of the nature of per,lition a,
if anything could add TO the agony of that
remorse which sinners treatment %
the crucitied Lamb of God will inilict al
last as if material fires were more terri
bic than such internal elements of suffer
ing.-Ameriotn Messenger
Year: 1865

clad and fed and cared for to the utmost.


Volunteers went at once and brought her


husband, for the story of his bereavement


was well known on the Charlestown side


of the river. We can only imagine the


meeting, and what tears were shed at the


thought of that little forsaken grave by


the uprooted tree. But it is said that
joy-bells were rung in the village, and the
poor woman, a living skeleton, was nursed
and petted,-everybody vieing with her
neighbor to lavish every good thing upon
her,-until her weakened mind recovered
its tone again. As she constantly assert
ed she had never crossed river, it was
supposed she wandered into Canada, and,
going around the Connecticut at its source,
or crossing where it was brooklet, pass
ed down on the New Hampshire side till
she reached location just opposite that
from which she started. When she began
to grow strong again, her mind recurred
continually to the grave in the wilderness.
She described to her husband its surround
ings, and he went out to look for it, but
without success. As soon as she was
able, she went out with him and other
friends to the search, but the baby's grave
was never found. 1t was thought very
strange that Mrs. Harris in all her wan
derings, never met rowing Indian, but
so it was. The Indian tribes had, per-
haps, mostly disappeared from New Eng
land since the French and Indian war, but
however that might be, the first human
being whom she met after the burial of
her infant, strange as it may seem, was
i'll the street Of Charlestown. This singu-
lar legend has descended to the writer
from an ancestor of hers, who was the
third child born in the town of Rocking
ham, Vermont and the story is an un-
doubted fact.
Year: 1865

The origin of this family name was in
this wise: In the manufacture of woolen
10th it greatly adds to its beauty and in
many respects to its utility to raise a nap
on the surface of the cloth. This is done
by drawing card or teasel lcnsthwise Of
the cloth until the nap is so as to cover
the threads Of the fabric. This process
caves the nap uneven, therefore it became
necr,>ary to shear the nap off until the
cloth presented an even surface. This
was a slow process until within sixty
years. The shears used were very large
some two or three feet long, and made
IN such shape as to fit close to the cloth
when laying ON level table. The shears
had a six or ten pound weight laying on
them, to keep them close to the cloth.


The shears We're operated and moved over
the cloth with the right hand 1t will be
reality seen that to get this branch of the
Business done properly required that the
operator lould be man of strength of
arm and possessed of patience and perse-
yerance. Hence the Shearer was an in
disp'n,able person in the manufacture and
iinlShln. Of cloth for market, those who
were >klltul in the trade receiyino laroe
wages. They were generally men having


r,'at bodily strength, and so reputed in


England and Scotland, indeed everywhere,
WAen the manufacture of wooden cloth
w,t- carried on. They were called Shear
or. Sherman, and Shearman; hence the


.rivation of the name. Now the clotl
/, ,heared by cylinder shears which is car
E'i 10y water or steam power, and can
be operated by a boy or girl G.M.
Year: 1865

A WORD TO PAR1sHIoNERs.-Doc
Hall, of the Journal Of Health, attributes
the poor health Of clergymen to the per-
petual stretch they are put to in regard to
their support. There is more truth in
this now than ever before, when the cost
of living has advanced at least 100 per
cent and minister's salaries generally re-
main at their previous low figure.
Year: 1865

Ia THE ASSASSINATION oR CESAR TO BE PERFoRs-Di -
The public must ne surprised TO learn that Booth E 20
nnpear on the New. York stage the coming week. We
know OF which Il most worthy of condemnation Tue
hesrtess cupdiiy Of the foreign manager wlo mas no
sympathy with thus country feelings Of the AmeFi-
car people bringing out this actor AZ the present sie
or tie shocking bad taste o. the actor hlmsehln aiRear
ing Will he appear as the assassin OF t@sarf mat
woula be perhaps the most suitable character
and the most sensational one to answer tue managers
purpose Shame anon such indecent and reckless ais
re- gard of propiety and the sentiments o he American
people Can the sinking fortunes OF this foreign mana
ger be sustained In DO other NAY han p sueh w ue
cen. violation OF propiety The blood o our marty gu
President is not vet dry In the memory OF me people,
and the very name Of the assassin Is appalling u the
public mind still Booth is advertised to appear oeioie
a New. York audience.


We fl I'd this pa agraph in Yesterdays Herald.
Though a desperate incitement to rlof' VIII
harm nobody but the editor OF that paper
The public will not revenge The Heru'a'
loss of theatrical advertising by accepting
an atrocious instgation to hold Mr.. Edwn
Booth responsible for tho wicked act oi
relative which he, with the whole couh'
try. deplored as an American and accepteo'
as an individual, as terrible personal calamity
and sorrow such as few men are called upon 10
endure. The paragraph will only shock tne
sepsbilites of the whole community, anu Jh'
Herald, if it is wise, will endeavor to reeah
bunder which could only DE meant TO hSUg"'
crime and cruelty.
Year: 1865

,bov will all work rather than starvei
and they have hardly third choice We
sov. then, to every enterpriSing young man
who has decent knowledge of the routine OF
farm labor and can command afcw thousand dol
lars. Go South and plant Cotton, if you will
You can hardly fail to make money by it.
There are millions of acres lying idle which can
be bought or leased very cheaply; you can hire
labor in plenty at fair rates, pror'ded you
can pay for it so fast a. the
wages are earned and you can grow
fair Upland at ten cents per pound and sell next
years crop for twenty-five in gold II that
is MT q good business, we know not where
you will find it, and you can grow second
crop twenty-five per cent. cheaper than your
first, without grinding the faces OF the poor
And, if you want to grow a crop in lo6b, II Is
high time you were about it; Tor there arc
fences and cabins to repair, animals and imple'
ments. provisions. seed, &c, to secure; and
your plows ought to be running early in febru
ary. And you need not feel the slightest feal
that so many will embark in the business as &c
render il unproftable; for the world IS cotton
hungry. and Three Millions OF bales may p'
grown in the South the coming year WITHOUT
reducing the average price below ahliiint
sterling per pound.
Year: 1865

GOOD investment demand The Misceaneous share list was
barely steady The Railway share list shows no advanoe
Money is per cent call with exceptional loans at POI
cent, In commercial paper no change best sells al


with few names and second class lodis per cent a"u
lnrr list Is Offered for sale